FCC prepares to cut ‘exorbitantly’ high fees for prison calls

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For years, prisoners and their families have been charged staggeringly high rates for phone calls behind bars. Now, the Federal Communications Commission is seeking reform as early as July 18.

In a report released Wednesday by the FCC, the organization revealed it will soon “vote to end exorbitant phone video call rates that have burdened incarcerated people and their families for decades.”

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