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Nov. 21, 2015

Class action against LA, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties impugns inmate telephone charges

Plaintiff's attorneys for the class action against four SoCal counties cited "grossly unfair and excessive" telephone charges for jail inmates as "nothing but money-making schemes."

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Telephone charges for jail inmates are "nothing but money-making schemes," according to a class action filed Thursday against Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.

Citing the burden to families with incarcerated loved ones and underscoring the value of continued contact in preventing recidivism, lead attorney Barrett S. Litt, name partner at Kaye,...

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