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  • Formal Letters to U.S. Senators Regarding Securus and Pre-Trial Detainee Abuse

    By LeRoy Nellis Austin, Texas January 24, 2026 The following are formal mailing letters sent to U.S. Senators who have publicly criticized Securus Technologies or the prison telecommunications industry. These letters document concerns regarding the use of jail communication and surveillance systems as tools of coercion against pre-trial detainees and their families. I have already…

  • Are Jail Communication Apps Using AI and Biometric Surveillance to Harass Pre-Trial Detainees and Their Families?

    By LeRoy NellisAustin, Texas Pre-trial detainees in the United States are legally presumed innocent. Yet they are often subjected to some of the most technologically aggressive monitoring systems deployed anywhere in American society. What is less understood—and far more concerning—is that the families and friends of these detainees may also be swept into advanced surveillance…