Great to see FCC vote 5-0 today to slash prison and jail calling rates. Historically, many voice and video call contracts were awarded to the vendor that offered the highest kickback to the corrections dept. Vendors made these payments by charging those incarcerated astronomical rates. In 2018, phone calls could cost families $1+ per minute. The system was designed to maximize revenue rather than preserve familial connections. With this order, following up on 2022 bipartisan legislation, phone calls will be capped at 7¢ and video calls at 16¢ per minute at most facilities. A few have gone even further and made calls free, recognizing the potential value on behavior both while and after incarceration. We @Arnold_Ventures are funding research to test this theory. Congrats to our grantee @PrisonPolicy that has spearheaded this fight for more than a decade.