Coronavirus: In Wake of Cancelled Visitations, Sen. Booker Urges Prison Chief to Allow Free Phone Calls for People Behind Bars
March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 18:
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged the Bureau of Prisons to allow phone calls and videoconferencing free of charge for all people behind bars, in the wake of the BOP's prudent decision to temporarily cancel in-person visits in order to help contain the spread of Coronavirus.
In a letter to BOP Director Michael Carvajal se . . .
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged the Bureau of Prisons to allow phone calls and videoconferencing free of charge for all people behind bars, in the wake of the BOP's prudent decision to temporarily cancel in-person visits in order to help contain the spread of Coronavirus.
In a letter to BOP Director Michael Carvajal se . . .