CURE

[maddie]

CURE  believes
CURE believes that:

The cost of calls from a prison should be comparable to the cost of the same call in the free world.
Incarcerated persons should be able to make debit calls, because:
Debit calls are less expensive.
Incarcerated persons with jobs can pay for their own calls.
Debit calls are not subject to call blocking in cases where the call recipient’s local carrier has no billing agreement with the prison phone system.
Incarcerated persons should have access to new technologies, (e.g. calls to cell phones and VOIP phones) when those technologies pose no security threat.
In addition, incarcerated persons and their families and friends should have access to email at reasonable rates.

Michigan has changed their calling process for inmates.
Let's make Illinois next!
Need support
 go to:
http://www.etccampaign.com

and email me madeoday@gmail.com

[Dazzler]

Maddie, have you visited our telephone campaign for Illinois.  There's a link on the top of the forum and also within this board.  It's called Illinois Campaign for Telephone Justice.  We have an online petition to stop the extortion of inmate families/friends in Illinois.

[Scout]

Maddie called me last night and said she has something from CUB that they will help this...that as long as Consolidated is takiing utility tax they need to be regulated.  I'm still not quite sure what the "help" will be and she wants to work with us on this. 

[HisGirl]

If this works out it will be great. Please keep us all posted Maddie

[maddie]

let us work together and get it done
we should co ordinate efforts and not duplicate, I just want relief for the families, I have most of the information that other CURE chapters used to get relief.
I think working towards making the holidays  communication days would be great.
Just let me know how you wish to proceed!

[lvanrs2]

if i am not mistaken the illinois prisons used to be that way.  my husband was in menard in the late 70's and i thought he said they used to have calling cards then.

[maddie]

Let me know any info you have