Advocates discuss impacts of expanded parole eligibility (Source: WLBT) By Courtney Ann Jackson | April 23, 2021 at 7:38 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 8:09 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Thousands of Mississippi prisoners will have the opportunity for parole in the coming years now that Governor Tate Reeves has signed Senate Bill 2795 into law.
“Nearly 2/3 of our prison population is currently serving a sentence and they’re not eligible for a parole hearing,” explained fwd.us Mississippi State Director, Criminal Justice Reform Alesha Judkins.
But that will soon change.
Non-violent offenders currently have no choice but to serve 25 percent of their sentence. They’ll now be parole eligible after 25 percent served or 10 years, whichever is less.
Advocates discuss impacts of expanded parole eligibility
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Oil rig. Photo: Pete Markham (Flickr)
RigNet saw its overall Full Year 2020 revenues decrease 14.4% compared to 2019, due to a continued economic slump in the energy sector. But, the company is beginning to see some signs of life from its applications and Internet of Things (IoT) businesses as it enters the process of being acquired by satellite operator
Viasat.
RigNet brought in $47 million in Fourth Quarter (Q4) 2020 revenue, a decrease of $17.0 million, or 26.6%, compared to its Q4 revenue of $64.1 million in 2019. Its Q4 Managed Communications Services revenue decreased by $9.5 million compared to Q4 2019. RigNet’s management attributed this to oil and gas rig-stacking, which decreases the total number of rigs it has to service, as well as non-recurring service installation revenue from LTE network expansions that happened last year in the Gulf of Mexico.
Carlsbad’s Viasat to buy communications company RigNet in $222M deal [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
To help jumpstart efforts to bring satellite Internet to more hard-to-reach businesses, Carlsbad-based Viasat said Monday that it has agreed to buy energy communications firm RigNet in an all-stock deal valued at $222 million, including the assumption of debt.
Viasat entered into the agreement ahead of the launch of three new satellites starting late next year. These Viasat-3 satellites, each with a terabyte of capacity, will give the company global coverage and a massive boost in bandwidth, allowing it to deliver faster speeds and more data to customers.
Viasat announces $222m RigNet acquisition
Global communications company unveils plans to expand and diversify commercial connectivity portfolio, with purchase of intelligent networking solutions firm to add complementary technology
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Looking to further accelerate its strategy to provide high-quality, ubiquitous, affordable broadband connectivity and communications to the hardest-to-reach locations around the globe, Viasat has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire secure, intelligent networking solutions and specialised applications developer RigNet.
With over 650 employees, RigNet provides premier, global end-to-end, secure managed communications service and installation capabilities, along with digital transformation solutions. The company boasts that it has a strong global support infrastructure and operations foundation with more than 50% of its employees overseas.
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