Maine LD647 aims to regulate telephone and video call services for residents in detention and correctional facilities and jails.
Maine LD647 amends laws to include video call services for residents in detention and correctional facilities and jails. It mandates that the Department of Corrections provide residents with a reasonable opportunity to make interstate and intrastate telephone and video calls, including free calls with their attorney if they have less than $10 in their account. The bill also sets requirements for service providers, such as prohibiting fees for free calls and limiting rates to those set by the Federal Communications Commission.
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