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New payphones fully rolled out in Texas prisons, says vendor

Making Texas the last US state to provide regular phone access for prisoners, the vendor chosen to install Texas' prison phone system has completed installation at all of TDCJ's 112 units, the company reports in a press release:Embarq Payphone Services, Inc. (EPSI) a subsidiary of CenturyTel, Inc. d/b/a CenturyLink and a leading provider of inmate communications services, has completed a significant phone system installation project for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The project is the culmination of a multi-year effort which included a highly competitive bid process. The project was accomplished with technology partner Securus Technologies at all TDCJ state operated units across the state...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 12, 2010 (boomark / email).