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“I am writing to your company, Global Tel Link, but I seek to appeal to a human being. How you have treated me and my family...through your business practices has caused us great harm.” - Miguel, San Quentin

Read this powerful letter to @GTLCorporate & @AmerSecurities. THREAD Image
Miguel hasn’t seen his family for more than a year.

“Covid isolation has meant sporadic and limited phone calls with poor sound quality that are... interrupted every few minutes by needless recordings, without privacy... and on 12 phones for 700-800 individuals.” Image
“There seems to be a constant lack of feeling, care, compassion, or even common sense business practices within this traditional prison industrial complex model... With concern and deep pain, Miguel.”

Unfortunately, he’s not the only one with this experience… Image
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We must make all communication in prisons & jails free NOW, forever. COVID-19 is teaching us why, starting with humanity.

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#Coronavirus
1/ COVID-19 is spreading fast in free society and will spread even faster in prisons and jails. Families must be able to check on their incarcerated loved ones regularly and vice versa. Humanity calls us to care for ALL of our most vulnerable.

#Coronavirus
2/ Prisons and jails have banned visits amidst the public health crisis. While it may make sense, these visits are a lifeline for families and their incarcerated loved ones. If families can't see their loved ones, they must be able to hear them regularly.

#Coronavirus
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