"Call the pizza man!"
Posted on 08/20/2019 10:38:52 AM PDT by rktman
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has unveiled a “Prisoner Bill of Rights” he plans to enact, if elected president, guaranteeing unlimited, free phone calls and video chats for inmates.
The “Prisoner Bill of Rights” is detailed as one element of Sanders’ comprehensive “Justice and Safety for All” criminal justice reform plan.
In the “End Profiteering in Our Criminal Justice System” section of his overall plan, Sanders argues that, since the prison phone industry is a billion-dollar-a-year business, taxpayers – and not inmates – should foot the bill:
‘The prison phone industry, for example, is a monopoly business worth more than $1 billion a year, with companies charging sky-high fees for telephone calls that many families can’t afford to pay to keep in touch with their loved ones. Today, 1 in 28 children has an incarcerated parent — a fifth of which are under four years old. Children with incarcerated parents tend to do worse in school, experience anxiety and depression, and develop behavioral issues.”
“As president, Bernie will: Make prison phone calls and other communications such as video chats free of charge.”
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What about the Victims , Bernie
They was askin’ fer it.
Because collect calls from prisons weren’t annoying enough.
Now you’ll get a facetime call.
Such a deal from Grandpa Bern.
cell phone
video
and a living wage.
Self-inflicted slavery, so easy.
Just read the fine print, if you can read.
The “Prisoner Bill of Rights” is detailed as one element of Sanders’ comprehensive “Justice and Safety for All”
Yeah but all those prison babes who see my dating profile on their free internet, will now be able to video chat with me.
Seriously it’s probably not a bad idea. Charging exorbitant fees for family to contact is just not right. Video chats would probably reduce foot traffic to the prison.
What good are rights without free porn?
Is this a joke?!? Unbelievable.
So Bernie is now pandering to “people of color” by pandering to convicted felons.
Obviously Crazy Bernie is trying to do penance for being an old honkey geezer.
Does Bern intend that to apply to the conservative concentration camps too?
"Call the pizza man!"
Barnie don’t joke. ZERO sense of humor.
Barnie don’t joke. ZERO sense of humor.
It’s hilarious that he thinks pandering to prisoners will boost his chances against Plugs Biden.
I was attached to such a project for a comm company.
The recipient had the option of blocking future calls.
However, one of the things a colleague came across in examining the reverse directory feature for the prison system was a set of calls to a national department store location.
Turned out an inmate's gf worked there, and the chain's comm people neglected to block the ability to accept collect calls at the store.
Actually, free calls and chats with verified kin Is a good idea.
The law only protects those who break it.
“Is this a joke?!? Unbelievable.”
Bernie is completely insane! He needs to be committed.
local rags and hacks are blabbing about a/c for jails and prisons.
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