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Resources

Information about Free Phone Calls, which went into effect on December 1, 2023

Information about free calls prepared by the Coalition

Information prepared by the MA DOC

Information prepared by Securus

Testimonies

Read about what no cost calls would mean to people separated by incarceration in Massachusetts

Legislation for 2023-2024

Bill text: S.1494 / H.1796

See the bill cosponsors S.1494/H.1796

Read the fact sheet

Read about another bill to keep families connected by making it easier to visit loved ones who are incarcerated

FAQ

FAQs on Jail and Prison Call Procedures in Massachusetts (2022)

Press Releases

The Keeping Families Connected / No Cost Calls Coalition Urges the Legislature to Make Prison Phone and Jail Phone Calls Free, Fully Funded, and Guaranteed in the MA FY23 Budget

Legislation from 2021-2022

No Cost Calls bill text: S.1559 / H.1900

View bill cosponsors: S.1559 / H.1900

State budget for FY23

House budget proposal for FY23 contains funding for No Cost Calls

Videos

Watch our video (produced by Justice 4 Housing)

Watch our legislative briefing (January 2022)

Watch Bianca Tylek’s Ted Talk: The multibillion-dollar US prison industry — and how to dismantle it

One reply on “Resources”

Hello I was wondering are the calls unlimited my husband is facing a serious charge and I speak to him quite often. I read some where that is was 300 a month if that is the case there should be a option to pay for calls

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