There are 2.7 million children in this country with a parent in prison, and most of them can't stay in contact because the cost of a single call is what you and I spend for our monthly plans. This is outrageous. We should be fixing it.
Rosenworcel highlights the high costs of inmate calling rates affecting children of incarcerated parents.
Share
More from Jessica Rosenworcel
We can't do this on our own. We have got to find like-minded nations and then work with others.
I think we have got to make sure that we figure out a way to get broadband to everyone in this country.
We need to update it from time to time and reaching out to them regularly as we do has been useful.
I have developed something called the Broadband Funding Map using $10 million in direct appropriations set aside in the IIJA.
Other voices in this conversation
