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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months ago

Jails banned visits in “quid pro quo” with prison phone companies, lawsuits say

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Jails banned visits in “quid pro quo” with prison phone companies, lawsuits say

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months ago

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Civil rights group sues two counties, says hundreds more have banned visits.

Civil rights group sues two counties, says hundreds more have banned visits.

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Another boring dystopia
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This is legit. I’ve watched jails all over the place screw inmates with this shitty scam.
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This is stuff a cartoon villain would do
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I’m sure this was a plot point in Cory Doctorow’s The Bezzle…
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Bad cop, no doughnut.

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