Wisconsin county jails charge higher than national average for inmate phone calls, study shows
Study finds average phone call from local jail costs more than four times higher than calls from state prison
A crucial lifeline, Wisconsin’s jails are overcharging for detainee phone calls
Overcharging for phone calls from jail disproportionately impacts low-income citizens, perpetuates inequality in criminal justice system
Crisis center needed in Madison to keep mentally ill from unjust incarceration
Mental illness extremely common, law must deal with it differently
Dane County funding for jails may improve mental health services for inmates, reduce solitary confinement
Current state of jail remains dangerous for inmates, staff
Milwaukee County Jail death should spark outrage in us all
Inmate who died of dehydration shows why we need to continue discussion of treatment of minorities, mentally ill, incarcerated
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