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Kelly Schaeffer worries there might come a time when she can t afford to talk to her teenage son in jail.
The 44-year-old mother estimates she spends $100 a month for her son to call her every other day from the Muskegon County Jail, which contracts with Securus Technologies to provide telecommunication services. Schaeffer says these conversations are central to maintaining their connection as her son serves a year-long jail sentence.
Schaeffer was laid off and out of work for most of the pandemic and managed the cost of calls on her husband s salary. But at $3.15 for a 15-minute call, plus fees to add money to her prepaid account and to accept collect calls from time to time, the charges add up fast. Schaeffer said she recently found a job, but money is still tight.
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(Reuters) - Marston’s rejected a 666 million pound ($910 million) takeover proposal from Platinum Equity Advisors on Monday, saying it significantly undervalued the British pub operator.
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a metal sculpture of Marston s barrels, following new restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Shobnall, in Burton-on-Trent, Britain October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine
Shares in the London-listed firm, which fell 40.6% in 2020, closed 6.1% higher at 86.2 pence, still well below Platinum Equity’s offer of 105 pence per share.
Marston’s, the brewer of Pedigree, Hobgoblin and Lancaster Bomber beer, said this was the U.S. private equity firm’s third takeover proposal, following offers of 88 pence and 95 pence a share in December which it unanimously rejected.
Securus Technologies Provides Nearly 21 Million Free JPay Stamps For Incarcerated Individuals During Pandemic
Emergency offerings to help keep families connected and support re-entry include 36.0 million free phone calls totaling 290.0 million free minutes; 6.1 million free video connections; 20.9 million free JPay Stamps; 219,798 free news subscriptions; 721,353 free game downloads
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DALLAS, Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Securus Technologies today released its weekly 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 developed to support re-entry efforts and help incarcerated individuals stay connected with loved ones during th