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Keeping Families Connected Coalition, November 16, 2023, Press Release on No Cost Calls being Signed into Law

WGBH, November 17, 2023, Massachusetts becomes fifth state in nation to make prison calls free

Bolts Magazine, August 4, 2023, Massachusetts is Poised to Make Communications Free for Incarcerated People

Boston Globe, letter, March 10, 2023, Governor needs to make welfare of those in jail her concern, too

Boston Globe, March 7, 2023, Healey is pushing a plan to make calls free in Massachusetts state prisons — with limits

Progressive Massachusetts, August 1, 2022, How the MA senate colluded with Charlie Baker to defeat no cost calls

DigBoston, July 19, 2022, Feature follow-up: The fight for no-cost prison calls continues

Boston Globe, letter, June 1, 2022, Incarcerated people should have access to all the calls they need

Boston Globe, editorial, May 20, 2022, In prison, phone calls home aren’t a frill. They’re as important as food and clothes

WBSM.com, May 23, 2022, Dem candidates for Bristol Sheriff respond to SJC ruling on jail calls

Eagle-Tribune, May 23, 2022, Lawmakers urged to make prison calls free in wake of SJC ruling

DigBoston, April 11, 2022, Mass is still gouging prisoners on phone fees. Will lawmakers finally change that?

MassLive, op-ed, March 25th, 2022
Why free calls from prison make sense for Massachusetts

The Berkshire Eagle, January 18th, 2022
A legislative caucus will hold a Wednesday briefing on a proposal to make phone calls free from prison, jails

The Boston Globe, November 3rd, 2021
Charging for prison phone calls burdens families

Jim Braude on WGBH’s Greater Boston, October 21st, 2021
A Push For Free Family Phone Calls For Inmates In Massachusetts 

The Berkshire Eagle, October 21st, 2021
Thursday hearing will tackle Massachusetts bill that would provide free phone calls from prisons and jails 

MA Democratic Party, September 25, 2021 MA Democratic Party adopts platform including free phone calls

Pew, August 4, 2021
COVID Froze Prison Visits, Spotlighting High Cost of Phone Calls

The Salem News, editorial, June 25th, 2021
End charges for inmate phone calls 

CommonWealth Mag, June 17th, 2021
Will Mass. follow Connecticut in ending charges for prisoner phone calls?

Boston Globe, July 27th, 2020
Costly prison phone calls are another kind of punishment

Boston Herald, November 12th, 2019
Hang up on costs of prison calls

Boston Globe, April 27th, 2015
Phone rates for prison inmates exploitative, counterproductive

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