Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is one of 14 Republican attorney generals that have joined a lawsuit to block federal caps on prices for telecommunications in prisons and jails.
The attorney generals representing their respective states argued in a filing Monday that the Federal Communication Commission’s rule to cap phone call charges was an “abuse to discretion” and “contrary to law.”
In July, the FCC passed a rule to lower phone and video call rates for incarcerated people. In a press release, the commission explained how much the rule would cut costs…