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  "path": "/2026/05/the-case-for-making-prison-phone-calls-free-new-data-real-results/",
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    "Health",
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    "Criminal justice",
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  "textContent": "BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For decades, a phone call home from prison could cost a family several dollars a minute. That wasn’t an oversight. It was the business model. A growing number of state prison systems and county jails have moved to make calls free, arguing that regular contact with family is one […]\n\nThe post The case for making prison phone calls free: new data, real results first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.",
  "title": "The case for making prison phone calls free: new data, real results"
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