Video technology is giving Minnesota inmates a glimpse of the outside world -- and often a window into their former homes -- from behind bars. All 11 state Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities ...

Video technology is giving Minnesota inmates a glimpse of the outside world — and often a window into their former homes — from behind bars. All 11 state Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities now ...

For Oumer Salim, video visits were the only practical to way to see his brother in prison. Sure, they were pricey — almost $10 for 30 minutes. But with Salim in the Fort Worth suburb of Colleyville, ...

FDC has conducted public hearings asking for feedback about the plan to reduce visitation hours for inmates. The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is proposing a plan to reduce in-person ...

JPay, a company that provides digital communications systems to corrections facilities in at least 19 states, is charging inmates and their families an unusual fee to stay in touch: the intellectual ...

Jails and prisons are often slow to introduce new technology but thousands of inmates in state institutions across the country are now taking courses on specialized tablets designed for use behind ...