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"Price Gouging" for Prisoner Phone Use

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush
Published July 10, 2013 at 9:27 AM EDT
Maryland News Connection

Prisoners often keep in touch with their attorneys and loved ones by telephone.

But there are complaints that the phone companies are gouging this captive audience.

Maryland News Connection reporter Mark Sheerer has the story:
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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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