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Kalawao County, Hawaii · petition

Keep calls from prison and jail affordable, and keep in-person visits

A petition to your members of Congress, started by Brayden Sanders, founder of County Commons on 2026-10-24.
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Staying connected to family and friends is one of the best things for people inside and for the neighbors they come home to. A 2022 law passed with support from both parties let the FCC cap the price of prison and jail calls; the caps set in 2024 were raised in October 2025. We ask Congress and the FCC to keep calls affordable — and to keep in-person visits from being replaced by paid video.

Sources for the facts above: FCC order FCC 25-75 (October 2025) · FCC, July 2024 rate-cap order

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