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Furious at the FCC, Arkansas jail cancels inmate phone calls rather than lower rates

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Sheriff John Montgomery of Baxter County , Arkansas , is ending all inmate phone calls on March 30, 2025 .

The FCC set an April 1, 2025 , deadline for smaller jails to lower the obscene rates of inmate calls.

The rates are high in part because extra security is required for inmate communications services.

In 2024 , the FCC slashed the fees paid by inmates.

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