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Securus/JPay Video Calling Service Potentially Threatened by New Rate Caps by On November 19, 2024, prison telecom Securus Technologies, Inc., along with subsidiary JPay, notified users of services provided by the firms at prisons and jails of steps being taken to comply with a recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order. …
Securus Wipes Out Months of Washington Prisoners’ Writing—Again by Writers are intimately familiar with the effort it takes to organize ideas and direct them through a keyboard into text. Most have the comfort of knowing their draft work waits for them to take the next step. But incarcerated writers do …
Florida Prisons Playing “Whack-a-Mole” With Jailbroken Tablets by In an essay published in Slate on December 14, 2023, former Florida prisoner Ryan Moser said that officials with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) were “essentially playing whack-a-mole” in their efforts to combat an epidemic of “jailbreaking” prison-issued electronic tablets. The …
Missouri Expands Prison Mail Ban to Include Books Sent by Family, Friends by After banning state prisoners from receiving physical mail the year before, the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) extended the ban on September 25, 2023, to include books sent to prisoners from family or friends. The rule change …
v. JPAY, Inc., 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34380 (C.D. Cal.).
Florida-based JPay is owned by Texas-based Securus Technologies and its parent, Aventiv Technologies, which in turn is owned by California-based
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Insider Trading Charges Dropped Against JPay Founder by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 5, 2022, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss insider trading charges against JPay founder Ryan Shapiro, 45. For a hefty fee, the firm provides financial and communications services to people incarcerated in jail and prisons. JPay …
’ fees and costs.
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. As detailed below, JPay, Inc. (“JPAY”) has engaged in a scheme to
intentionally deprive Plaintiffs and the members of the putative class, who
are all inmates
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’ fees and costs.
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. As detailed below, JPay, Inc. (“JPAY”) has engaged in a scheme to
intentionally deprive Plaintiffs and the members of the putative class, who
are all inmates
...
Cain v. JPay, Inc., CA, Order Denying Dft's Motion to Compel, Prepaid Debit Card, 2023
Case 2:21-cv-07401-FLA-AGR Document 89 Filed 03/01/23 Page 1 of 8 Page ID #:500
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Show Me the Money: Tracking the Companies that Have a Lock on Sending Funds to Incarcerated People by Stephen Raher, Tiana Herring We looked at all fifty state departments of corrections to figure out which companies hold the contracts to provide money-transfer services and what the fees are to use …
JPay Founder Ryan Shapiro Indicted for Securities Fraud by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss On January 6, 2022, Ryan Shapiro, the 44-year-old founder of prison financial services firm JPay, was charged in federal court in Boston with conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Also named in the criminal complaint was Shapiro’s …
in September 2021 by a former California prisoner, Adam Cain [See: Adam Cain v. JPayInc. USDC, C. Dist. CA, 2:21-cv-07401-FLA-AGR].
When he left Chuckawalla Valley State Prison, Cain was given the cash in his
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HRDC Case Sues JPay Over Fee-Heavy “Release Card” Debit Cards
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A lawsuit filed in a California federal court on September 15, 2021, accuses privateprison financier JPay, Inc. of violating
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File a CFPB Complaint for Unfair Money Transfer Fees by Prison Legal News (PLN) is encouraging our readers to file complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) if you feel you are being made to pay expensive rates to transfer money to your loved one in jail or prison …
NBA Owner Capitalizes on Mass Incarceration; Players Silent by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Members of National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) maintained their place at the forefront of the movement for racial justice even while encapsulated in the National Basketball Association (NBA) bubble during the 2020 championship playoffs. The basketball …
