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Bill To Make Connecticut First State With Free Prison Phone Calls Heads To Governor's Desk
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:04:46
Publish Date: 2021-06-04 14:41:14
Description: Telephone calls were a lifeline for Hartford resident Diane Lewis when her son was incarcerated. “I made these phone calls priority over everything, before any bill in this house,” she said. But affording those calls was a struggle. Lewis and other Connecticut families have paid nearly $5 for a 15-minute phone call through a prepaid account — among the highest rates in the nation.
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