An inmate talks on the phone at the Albany County Correctional Facility on Thursday in Colonie. An inmate talks on the phone at the Albany County Correctional Facility on Thursday in Colonie. A phone ...

A St. Clair County judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the county that alleged the sheriff's department conspired with a telecommunications company to force jail inmates to use costly video ...

Sheriff Austin Garrett is pleased to announce the implementation of a new inmate communication system in the first quarter of 2025 at the Hamilton County Jail & Detention Center. This system, provided ...

Bans on in-person visitation cause long-lasting psychological harm to both incarcerated parents and their children Credit: Shutterstock In 2017, St. Clair County Jail completely banned people from ...

This is part of Time, Online, a Future Tense series on how technology is changing prison. Just a few companies control prisoners’ access to phone and video calls, educational resources, data storage, ...