FCC Bans Predatory Prison Phone Kickbacks
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In this episode, we break down a major but widely misunderstood shift in prison communications: the FCC’s ban on predatory prison phone kickbacks. For decades, incarcerated people and their families have been charged exorbitant rates to stay connected—while states quietly collected commissions on every call.
We explain what the FCC ruling actually does, what it does not do, and why families are still paying the price through hidden fees, monopolized service contracts, and broken technology. From accountability gaps to the human cost of isolation, this episode connects federal policy to real-life consequences inside Alabama’s prisons—and asks whether ending kickbacks is reform, or just the first overdue step.
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