A push is growing in Massachusetts for reforms to a program that provides inmates with unlimited, free phone calls, an initiative that put Bay State taxpayers on the hook for about $12.5 million ...

It was a progressive masterstroke: give Massachusetts inmates unlimited, free phone calls. What could go wrong? Two years and ...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has closely followed state regulators’ concerns about the Lifeline program since they emerged last year. Critics on the Public Service Commission began discussing ...

Julie Maestas didn’t know what she was going to do. Maestas, 48, lives at Camp Resolution in North Sacramento and has a Lifeline phone, which are typically free or low-cost from the government. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) — A new government ...

FORT SMITH, Ark. — At a board meeting on July 22, Fort Smith Public Schools announced a pilot program aimed at creating phone-free environments at schools in the district. Starting in the upcoming ...

Earlier this month, anyone driving down State Street and on government assistance could have pulled over and in less time than it takes to order a pizza, could have driven away with a new, free phone.