Monthly Archives: September 2014

Why Should We Look Up To Scandinavian Prison Model?
There is a very interesting article in The Atlantic that we came across and were amazed with the fact presented. The comparison made between Scandinavian and American prisons immediately inspired us to write about it in our PRISON CALL DEALS Buzz section.   Did you know that in Finland th ...
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Parents in Prison
Reading articles from our BUZZ SECTION you have realized that we at PRISON CALL DEALS write a lot about the impact of communication with inmates on family. Since having a parent in prison can be extremely difficult for children, authors of Sesame Street created a heart-breaking video - from a ch ...
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There is Something Good in Every Bad Situation!
Every member of the PRISON CALL DEALS team believes in that there is something good in every bad situation. Our fate gets stronger day by day as we discover some of the amazing stories about inmates that discovered true meaning in their lives and became a useful part of the society while serving the ...
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Prison as a tourist attraction
We at Prison Call Deals thought we would bring you a "lighter" story about prison today - from Fox News about the prison that served as the filming location for "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) that was turned into tourist attraction as it escaped demolition.   This giant building of ...
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Happy Positive Thinking Day!
Today is all about attitude, a POSITIVE ATTITUDE! But this is just a reminder of how we should approach life all 365 days a year, because the power of positive thinking is absolutely astounding.   Medical research confirms that a positive attitude works wonders at fighting disease and ail ...
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Another class action against big telco ripping off inmate families
On September 8, 2014 GTL lost its bid to dismiss a putative class action over its rates in Newark federal court, as reported in the article "Judge Won't Toss Class Action Over Cost of Prisoners' Calls" in the New Jersey Law Journal. The case has been stayed while the plaintiffs pursue an administrat ...
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Help us serve you better
We’ve been around for a bit more than two months now, and hopefully we helped a lot of you make better decisions when choosing prison phone provider. We also received a lot of great feedback. Thank you all!   (Photo credit: http://resurector158.deviantart.com/art/ideal-idea-wallp ...
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Are you still wondering why your prison phone bill is so outrageous?
If you're still wondering why your prison phone bill is so outrageous check out this article from David Lazarus, at the LA Times, about high phone fees for L.A. County inmates "Gouging L.A. County inmates with high phone fees".     Even though Lazarus focuses on L.A. County inmat ...
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Prison Town Is The Safest City in Arizona
What can you say about safety in the town you live in? The Prison Call Deals crew came across an interesting survey that was conducted using FBI statistics on violent crimes and property crimes in more than 100 Arizona cities; it shows that Florence, Arizona, is the safest city in the state. &n ...
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Giving Back to Society
We at Prison Call Deals strongly believe that behind every good deed there is an even better story. That is why we were delighted to read an article from the Huffington Post about one extraordinary event that took place in August in a maximum security prison in Lancaster, California.   Th ...
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