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Aug 17th, 2021
Aventiv Technology Partners with Grammy Award Winning Artist, Lecrae, to Host the Corrections Industry’s First Hip-Hop Track Contest for Incarcerated Individuals
DALLAS, TX, August 17, 2021 — Aventiv, a technology company providing communication services and free educational and re-entry resources to correctional facilities, announced its inaugural “Original Hip-Hop Track Contest” open to individuals who are incarcerated in select State Department of Corrections facilities. Contestants will write original lyrics and a song title to one of three beats produced by hip-hop Record … Read More
Jul 30th, 2021
Securus Technologies Launches Securus Originals, A New Podcast Series Featuring Inspirational Storytelling and Interviews about Real-Life Second Chances
DALLAS, TX, July 30, 2021 — Securus Technologies introduced Securus Originals, a new educational and inspirational storytelling platform that will be delivered free-of-charge to incarcerated individuals through the company’s SecureView and JP6S tablets and available to the general public on iTunes and the Google Play store. The debut offering of this new service is a ten part audio podcast and … Read More
Jul 29th, 2021
SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTS INTERIM RATE CAPS ON INMATE CALLING SERVICES AND PROPOSES SWEEPING COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO MODERNIZE CORRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
Will Work with Regulators and Legislators to Ensure Correctional Agencies Have Funding to Protect Essential Programming Securus Technologies announced today that it would support the Federal Communications Commission’s new order imposing interim rate caps and other requirements on telephone service for incarcerated individuals, foregoing appeal or opposition in favor of an unprecedented collaborative approach to regulation. “We believe it is … Read More
Jul 2nd, 2021
SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTS TAXPAYER-FUNDED MODEL FOR CORRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
As communities across the country seek to lower the cost of correctional communications, Securus Technologies remains committed to its multi-year reform agenda to drive deep change in the correctional telecommunications industry. To advance that effort and make calls more affordable, Securus is working alongside local officials to implement consumer-friendly funding models chosen by community leaders – including taxpayer-funded models that … Read More
Jun 29th, 2021
SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES FURTHER INVESTS IN IMPROVING CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH AMELIA, AN INNOVATIVE VIRTUAL CONSUMER SUPPORT TOOL, TO BETTER SERVE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS
Securus Technologies today announced a partnership with Amelia, a leading Enterprise AI software company, to better serve incarcerated individuals with digital, real-time service support. Collaborating with Amelia exemplifies Securus’ commitment to further invest in technologies to better serve the incarcerated as part of a multi-year transformation effort. With the new digital agent, incarcerated individuals can receive real-time support to help … Read More
Jun 18th, 2021
Statement from Securus Technologies Re: The Connecticut Act Concerning Communications Services in Correctional Juvenile Detention Facilities To Provide Cost-Free Telecommunications for Incarcerated Persons
Yesterday, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed SB 972, legislation that will make Connecticut the first U.S. state to adopt a fully taxpayer funded model for calls made from correctional institutions. Under this new taxpayer funded law, incarcerated individuals and their families will not be charged for calls, making it even easier to communicate with loved ones. Securus Technologies, which currently … Read More
May 3rd, 2021
Securus Technologies Announces New Expansive Post-Incarceration Unit and Welcomes Community Justice Expert as Program Lead
Securus Technologies today announced the organization’s new Post-Incarceration Business Unit, focused on identifying more opportunities to support individuals after release and provide critical resources to foster successful reentry. The organization has also welcomed Alisha James as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Post-Incarceration team who is responsible for identifying and implementing new ways the organization can prepare and … Read More
Apr 28th, 2021
SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDES MORE THAN 340 MILLION FREE MINUTES OF PHONE CONNECTIONS FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS DURING PANDEMIC
Securus Technologies today released its monthly update detailing the total number of free calls, video connections, JPay Stamps, news subscriptions and game downloads it has provided since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The offerings are part of an emergency program Securus deployed with its correctional partners on March 13, 2020, when the pandemic was declared a national emergency. It was … Read More
Apr 20th, 2021
AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES COMMITS TO DIVERSIFY WORKFORCE THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH KORN FERRY
Aventiv Technologies, parent company of Securus Technologies, today announced a new partnership with Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY), a leading global organizational consulting firm, to help advance the corporation’s human capital goals as part of its ambitious, multi-year transformation agenda. The partnership enables Aventiv to launch a new Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) initiative this month focused on attracting the most talented, diverse … Read More
Apr 20th, 2021
PETTIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO PROVIDE TABLET AND VIDEO CONNECT TECHNOLOGY FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH PARTERNSHIP WITH SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES
The Pettis County Sheriff’s Office today announced that it will introduce tablet and video connect technology to incarcerated individuals in the county thanks to a new partnership with Securus Technologies. The technology will provide incarcerated individuals with a wide range of communications options, media offerings, and free educational materials, and re-entry resources. All incarcerated individuals will have access to the … Read More