Published on: 09/19/2024
This news was posted by Oregon Today News
Description
The Incarcerated Individual Betterment Fund is meant to improve the welfare for people in custody in prisons throughout Washington state. The fund is supported by the money collected from phone calls and other fees from people who are incarcerated. The pot of money has swelled upwards of $12 million. But recent reporting from the Washington State Standard has found that Washington isn’t using most of the money to improve prison conditions. Grace Deng is a state house reporter for the media outlet. They join us to share more.
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News Source : https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/19/washington-prison-phone-fees/
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