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In response to the number of individuals who have landed on bookofirving82431.com after searching for information related to class action lawsuits against JPay, I have transcribed the following two notices published by the Human Rights Defense Center in the January issue of Prison Legal News (PLN).
The HRDC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that publishes PLN, Criminal Legal News, and self-help and educational materials aimed at supporting prisoners’ fights against rights violations in the criminal justice system. HRDC also brings dozens of cases challenging policies and actions that harm prisoners and their families.
I strongly encourage those interested in supporting their work to visit the following links and subscribe to their publications.
www.prisonlegalnews.org
www.criminallegalnews.org
www.humanrightsdefensecenter.org
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NOTICE 1
Stop Prison Profiteering: Seeking Debit Card Plaintiffs
The Human Rights Defense Center is currently suing NUMI in U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon over its release debit card practices in that state. We are interested in litigating other cases against NUMI and other debit card companies, including JPay, Keefe, EZ Card, Futura Card Services, Access Corrections, Release Pay and TouchPay, that exploit prisoners and arrestees in this manner. If you have been charged fees to access your own funds on a debit card after being released from prison or jail within the last 18 months, we want to hear from you.
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NOTICE 2
Class Action Lawsuit Challenging the High Prices of Phone Calls With Incarcerated People
Several family members of incarcerated individuals have filed an important class action lawsuit in Maryland. The lawsuit alleges that three large corporations — GTL, Securus, and 3CI — have overcharged thousands of families for making phone calls to incarcerated loved ones. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that the three companies secretly fixed the prices of those phone calls and, as a result, charged family members a whopping $14.99 or $9.99 per call. The lawsuit seeks to recover money for those who overpaid for phone calls with incarcerated loved ones.
If you paid $14.99 or $9.99 for a phone call with an incarcerated individual, you may be eligible to participate in this ongoing lawsuit.
Notably, you would not have to pay any money or expenses to participate in this important lawsuit. The law firms litigating this case — including the Human Rights Defense Center — will only be compensated if the case is successful and that compensation will come solely from monies obtained from the defendants.
Please contact the Human Rights Defense Center at:
Phone: (561)360-2523
Email: info@humanrightsdefensecenter.org.
Write to: HRDC, SPP Debit Cards, PO Box 1151, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460
Hi
I was trying to email you at the address that you have on here but it came back as undeliverable. I sent it to Humanrightsdefensecenter.org. Please let me know if there is another email that i can use. Thank you
Hi Carla,
The email address info@humanrightsdefensecenter.org was advertised in the notices I received. If that email is invalid, try the HRDC contact page at https://www.humanrightsdefensecenter.org/get-involved/contact/