$67 Million Settlement Reached in Atlanta Suit over Jail Phone Calls
“The country’s largest provider of telecommunications services to jails and prisons has agreed to end contentious litigation over non-refunded deposits made by its customers. Global Tel*Link Corp. will establish a $67 million settlement fund to reimburse customers whose deposits,” reports Bill Rankin in The Atlanta Jornal Constitution.
“They were taken by the company from April 2011 to this past October after being deemed inactive, a court motion filed Monday said. The company is also agreeing to change its policies governing inactive accounts so its customers can reclaim unused funds. The settlement must be approved by U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg in Atlanta.”