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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…

  • Pre-Trial Detention Reform: Reclaiming Justice Before Conviction

    Across America, pre-trial detention has evolved from a temporary safeguard into a silent engine of punishment. What was once meant to ensure court appearance now functions as an intergovernmental revenue system—an ecosystem of contracts, cost models, and shared liability where freedom depends more on paperwork than guilt. The Core Shift:Modern reform seeks to replace the…