by Sara Cederberg | Oct 26, 2024 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons, Open and Affordable Communications
Last week, the United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry, aided by Georgetown Law’s Communications and Technology Law Clinic, filed comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Incarcerated People’s...
by Sara Cederberg | Aug 13, 2024 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons, Open and Affordable Communications
Today UCC Media Justice announced the release of its new report: Ensuring Access to Quality Communications for Incarcerated People: Options for Advocates and State Legislators. This report is the next step in UCC Media Justice’s ongoing work to help incarcerated...
by Cheryl Leanza | Jul 24, 2024 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons, Open and Affordable Communications
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt an order that will lower rates across the country for phone calls between incarcerated people and their loved ones and establish rate caps for carceral video communications for the first time. So much of...
by Sara Cederberg | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons, Open and Affordable Communications
Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to lower rates and fees for incarcerated communications services in federal jails and prisons! This is a huge victory for communications justice and the culmination of years of our leadership and organizing with other...
by Sara Cederberg | Jul 3, 2024 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons
On Wednesday, June 26 — just a week after 91 civil rights and advocacy organizations representing individuals and communities across the country submitted a letter supporting low ra to Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel expressing their...
by Sara Cederberg | Jun 17, 2024 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons
On Monday, June 17, 91 civil rights and advocacy organizations representing individuals and communities across the country submitted a letter to FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel expressing their support for the federal regulator’s efforts to adopt new, lower rate caps for...
