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Today our partners at Community Justice Action Fund penned the following letter signed by Black and Latinx Leaders across Texas to demand an end to Gun Violence in our communities following the deadly mass shooting in El Paso:

​Free Jail Phone Calls Are Possible
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Securus Technologies is one of approximately five large firms providing telephone, video, and emailing services to our jails and prisons across the country. As most of us know, it is extremely important for inmates and their loved ones to be able to communicate with one another; however, such communications are made extremely costly by these firms making access to communication for impoverished inmates and their family members nearly impossible.