Criminal
Jun. 13, 2015
Video calls a boon for cash-hungry lockups
As the FCC moves to regulate prison phone systems, inmate communication service providers have found a lucrative new arena: video calls.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
At Claybank Detention Facility in Fairfield, the only way to visit an inmate is through
iwebvisit.com. Visitors pay a fee, and the site puts them in touch with prisoners through a video
screen.
Iwebvisit.com is just one of several private companies that now offer video-based inmate communication
services, or ICS,...
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