Inmates in New York State’s prisons will no longer have to pay for phone calls in a new policy initiative announced Tuesday. Under the plan, which goes into effect Aug. 1, phone calls made by inmates ...

The move will save the loved ones of the state’s more than 30,000 prisoners over $13 million a year, advocates say. By Samantha Latson New York will make phone calls free for incarcerated people ...

Thanks to policy changes in six prison systems and several dozen jail systems, families are talking more and saving money. Incarcerated people make phone calls in the Little Scandinavia unit at SCI ...

Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has chronicled the breadth and depth of political and cultural life, serving as a critical, independent, and progressive voice. Over the years, Angel Rice ...