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"The private equity-backed prison phone call industry is making plans to fight an FCC vote last month that will slash long-distance rates for inmates.
After a decade of delay, the FCC voted 2-1 in August to set maximum rates for collect and prison debit card calls.
The new maximum rate for a collect call will be 25 cents a minute -- still far above the average for a traditional landline, but a serious reduction." Cenk Uygur host of The Young Turks discusses this amazing story.
