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Free jail calls stressing sheriffs' budgets, staff

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BOSTON (SHNS) - Sheriffs want lawmakers to consider reining in unlimited free phone calls at county jails amid bulging costs and heightened demand on correctional officers to monitor those communications. The 2023 law that gave incarcerated individuals access to no-cost calls at county and state correctional facilities has cost sheriffs' offices $12.5 million so far in fiscal 2025, according to Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott. With soar…

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Free jail calls stressing sheriffs' budgets, staff

BOSTON (SHNS) - Sheriffs want lawmakers to consider reining in unlimited free phone calls at county jails amid bulging costs and heightened demand on correctional officers to monitor those communications. The 2023 law that gave incarcerated individuals access to no-cost calls at county and state correctional facilities has cost sheriffs' offices $12.5 million so far in fiscal 2025, according to Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott. With soar…

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Free jail calls stressing Massachusetts sheriffs' budgets, staff

By Alison Kuznitz, State House News Service Sheriffs want lawmakers to consider reining in unlimited free phone calls at county jails amid bulging costs and heightened demand on correctional officers to monitor those communications. The 2023 law that gave incarcerated individuals access to no

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