Accountability record
Where Kirsten E. Gillibrand stands on Incarcerated people communication costs and FCC rate caps
See what they have said and done—and where the information comes from.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY · U.S. Senate
Where they stand
On the recordGillibrand 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.”
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.”
How we reached this answer
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What 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 dur…”
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What they have said and done
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- What they’ve said· Official congressional website
Gillibrand presses doj bop for guidance on federal prison preparedness and response to covid 19 outbreak
“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.”
- What they’ve said· Official congressional website
Gillibrand presses doj bop for guidance on federal prison preparedness and response to covid 19 outbreak
“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.”