Source: Good News Network
New York City is about to become the first major US city to offer free phone calls from all of their correctional facilities.
The bill, which was approved by the New York City Council and signed by Mayor de Blasio this week, will save inmates and their families an estimated $8 million per year in phone calls.
“Unfortunately, the city has been profiting from some of the poorest and most vulnerable New Yorkers for years,” Corey Johnson, City Council speaker and sponsor of the bill, said in a statement. “Thankfully, that is now going to stop.”
Currently, phone calls from correctional facilities cost 50 cents per calls, plus…
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