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| April 23, 2026

FCC Prison Phone Rate Caps 2026: What Changed and What It Means for Your Family

Published on April 23, 2026, by InmateAid Table of Contents Introduction What the FCC Does and Why It Matters The Rollercoaster: 2024 to 2026 The New Rate Caps — Effective April 6, 2026 Does This Affect Your Facility? What Has Not Changed What You Can Do Right Now What to...

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| July 19, 2016

The FCC Tried to Cap Rates on the Prison Industrial Complex — Here's What Happened Instead

You may have heard of the prison industrial complex, but there is also an entire industry that just manages prison phones - the Verizons and AT&Ts of American prisons. Last week, those...
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| June 30, 2016

Federal government to fund college courses for TX inmates

June 29, 2016 For decades, the federal government has banned the use of Pell Grants funds for such rehabilitation efforts. But last week, the Obama administration launched the Second Chance Pell...
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| June 30, 2016

THE POWER OF PELL GRANTS FOR PRISONERS

Inmates take a class at a prison in San Diego. A new program could provide education funding to as many as twelve thousand people behind bars. PHOTOGRAPH BY SAM HODGSON By Clint Smith - The New...
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| June 30, 2016

JOHN JAY COLLEGE SELECTED AS SECOND CHANCE PELL PILOT PROGRAM SITE FOR INCARCERATED STUDENTS

New York, NY, June 28, 2016 The Obama Administration has selected John Jay College of Criminal Justice as one of 67 colleges and universities that will expand education opportunities for...
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| June 25, 2016

Vermont College to Participate in Prison Education Program

BENNINGTON — Bennington College was the only Vermont college or university selected for the national Second Chance Pell pilot program which will allow eligible inmates to pursue higher education...
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| June 06, 2016

Obama commutes 42 drug-related prison sentences

Barack Obama has commuted more prison sentences than his seven predecessors combined June 3, 2016 President Obama added to a record-setting list of commutations Friday, shortening the prison terms...
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| May 12, 2016

What to Expect from the Latest Attempt at Federal Sentencing Reform

By Scott Shackford - May 11, 2016 When President Barack Obama announced his latest round of commutations he reminded Americans in his statement that Congress is working on bipartisan federal...
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| May 12, 2016

Revised Sentencing Guidelines Already Releasing 46,000 Federal Prisoners

by Katie McHugh - May 11, 2016 “The federal system is fundamentally different, fundamentally different than the state system, including in the sorts of drug cases you have,” Louisiana Senator David...
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