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The New York Campaign for Telephone Justice works to end the kickback contract between Verizon/MCI and the New York State Department of Correctional Services, reform the exorbitant rates, and deliver choice, affordability and equitable service to the families and friends of those incarcerated in New York State. The campaign is a project of the Center for Constitutional Rights, in partnership with Fifth Avenue Committee’s Prison Families Community Forum and Prison Families of New York, Inc.Verizon/MCI charges the families of people in prison 630% more for a phone call than they charge the average consumer.New York State gets a 57.5% kickback on the profits.The New York State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) has made $175 million off of this backdoor twx on prison families since the contract started in 1996.STOP THE CONTRACT. STOP THE GREED. New York Campaign for Telephone Justice

• Release Date

  Jul 25, 2006

• Runtime

  08:46