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Feb 2 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Who is responsible for digitizing prison mail, one of the most dehumanizing recent corrections innovations?

This guy, Jon Logan, CEO of Smart Communications, who flaunts his new wealth w obnoxious suits, cars, and yachts.

What does he say to those he harms for profit? Thank you
For those unfamiliar with the abusive trend of digitized mail that has been replacing traditional mail in prisons and jails, families are now required to send mail to vendors like Smart Communications to be photocopied. Photocopies are delivered to their incarcerated loved ones.
Here's what those photocopies end up looking like.
Corrections administrators and Smart Communications claim it's to stop contraband, but we know that's not true.
Don't believe me? Believe them...
And their data.
The truth is...
And it's making this guy a lot of money.
Shout out to the anonymous person who emailed me today to share this photo.

(I read all my email.)
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Jul 2, 2021
I'm tired of hearing sheriffs fear monger to protect their funds. Making prison and jail communication free doesn’t threaten public safety, it improves it.

Been meaning to do this for a while, but this misguided op-ed really necessitates it. THREAD 👇
pilotonline.com/opinion/column…
Making communication free doesn't interfere with any security and surveillance features. Not a single city or state that has moved to free prison or jail calls has stopped recording or monitoring calls. They have simply realized that it is their responsibility to fund. /1
The @FCC is currently taking on the very question of whether security and surveillance costs should even be considered a cost of communication service. Seems clear: No. Security and surveillance are functions of jailing, and the cost should not be shifted onto families. /2
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Dec 23, 2020
This week we escalated our campaign against prison profiteer @TomGores, demanding the @NBA force the sale of his @DetroitPistons. Now, I'm fielding Qs about his "commitment to reform." Having spent 10 mos in conversation with Tom and his team, let me put this idea to rest. THREAD
When his name first hit media re: prison telecom corp Securus, Tom claimed he didn’t know it had so many ethical issues. This could worry investors who expect Platinum to diligence investments—but Tom knew. And his brother Alec, owned Securus’ main competitor, GTL, until 2009. /2
Interesting fact, Securus was fined $1.7 million in 2017 for providing misleading information to the FCC for its $1.6 billion acquisition by Tom’s firm Platinum Equity. /3
fcc.gov/document/secur…
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Oct 1, 2020
This is really infuriating. @GavinNewsom’s decision to veto #SB555, which would have connected families with incarcerated loved ones and lessened their financial burden, was misguided and unconscionable on so many levels. Here’s why.
First and foremost, @GavinNewsom acknowledged that sheriffs siphon money from families by charging egregious rates for jail phone calls and decided it was ok. In fact, he went out of his way to override a decision by the state legislature that it was not. Feel free to stop here.
Vetoes should be the exception not the default.

People elect their representatives to represent them in lengthy and arduous legislative processes and pass important legislation. The CA legislature reviewed SB 555 for two years before passing the bill—with several amendments.
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Sep 3, 2020
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT! It was hard to pull a line from today's piece on @detroitbadboys, the @DetroitPistons @SBNation fanpage, about @TomGores. Read it.

"There is, quite simply, no form of 'carbon neutral' when it comes to being a subcontractor for private and public prisons."
"... history is full of actors justifying bad behavior, or standing by while others do awful things, by saying whatever replaces them would obviously be even worse. It’s a morally untenable justification..."

Yes.
"They are taking a bad company and making it less bad with plans to then spin that company off once it becomes 'the most successful and the most responsible company in the industry.' ... It is an industry that Tom Gores has *chosen* to make himself a part of."

(Emphasis mine)
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Aug 31, 2020
While we’re still talking about the @NBA: A reminder that billionaire @TomGores, owner of the @DetroitPistons, robs Black and Brown families to fund police.

As CEO of @PlatinumEquity he owns @SecurusTech, which charges up to $25 for a 15-min call with an incarcerated loved one.
The corporation then shares the $700 million in revenue it makes annually with the sheriffs and wardens who allow it to exploit the incarcerated people in their facilities and their families and, in turn, use the money to pay for everything from weapons to probation staff.
The worst of this exploitation happens in jails, where the majority of people are still just awaiting trial often because they cannot AFFORD bail.

That’s because counties are dependent on commissions, advocacy is rare at the local level, and the population is transient.
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Jul 1, 2020
Can someone kindly explain this? I imagine that a lot of Black and Brown folks—particularly those who are undocumented—also have questions.

#NoTechForICE
blog.aboutamazon.com/policy/amazon-…
I completely understand that employees want to do something, but it feels like there are other things Amazon (as the corporation) must do before celebrating its charitable giving.

The adage that “you must stop doing harm before you can do good” comes to mind.
Organizations like @fightfortheftr @mediajustice @EFF @ColorOfChange @RAICESTEXAS and many more have been fighting campaigns against Amazon Ring and it’s dangerous, intimate partnership with police.

Read: eff.org/deeplinks/2020…
Sign: fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-10-0…
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