Cost of Multnomah County Jail inmate calls to drop slightly, from $2.55 to $2.10 per 15 minutes The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to cap local and in-state prison and jail phone rates and to cut its existing cap on long-distance cal ...
22 Oct 2015 - Emily Green
There’s big money to be made in our jails and prisons. Just ask Securus Technologies, Inc. In 2013, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) signed a four-year contract with the Texas-based prison-industry giant, allowing it and two other out-of-state ...
6 Jan 2015 - Emily Green