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S. 3146 · Restoring Access for Detainees Act
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Where Kirsten E. Gillibrand stands on Incarcerated people communication costs and FCC rate caps
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY · U.S. Senate
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Gillibrand conditionally supports increased free access to email, telephone calls, and video conferencing for people in federal prisons during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Position details
Cap video calls and other paid prison communication tools too
Support depends onGillibrand conditionally supports including email and video conferencing in free-access communication services for people in federal prisons during the COVID-19 outbreak.
They said: “BOP must also suspend or eliminate co-pays for medical services related to COVID-19 testing or treatment, and should increase free access to email, telephone calls, and video conferencing calls for inmates for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak.”
Source for this position
Make basic prison and jail communication free to families
Support depends onGillibrand conditionally supports increasing free access to email, telephone calls, and video conferencing for people in federal prisons during the COVID-19 outbreak.
They said: “BOP must also suspend or eliminate co-pays for medical services related to COVID-19 testing or treatment, and should increase free access to email, telephone calls, and video conferencing calls for inmates for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak.”
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“BOP must also suspend or eliminate co-pays for medical services related to COVID-19 testing or treatment, and should increase free access to email, telephone calls, and video conferencing calls for inmates for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak.”
Read the full statement (opens in a new tab)“BOP must also suspend or eliminate co-pays for medical services related to COVID-19 testing or treatment, and should increase free access to email, telephone calls, and video conferencing calls for inmates for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak.”
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“BOP must also suspend or eliminate co-pays for medical services related to COVID-19 testing or treatment, and should increase free access to email, telephone calls, and video conferencing calls for inmates for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak.”
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Updated Aug 16, 2026