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VIDEO: Activists on the local, state and national level fight for prison phone justice

VIDEO: Activists on the local, state and national level fight for prison phone justice

by Julia Richardson | Mar 17, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Activists and lawmakers are fighting for incarcerated individuals’ right to stay in touch with the people they love. “For someone who’s really isolated from their support systems, a phone call is really all they’ve got,” said Kelsey De Avila,...

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