Calling home from prison is expensive. FCC rules aim to change that. In Wisconsin there’s a catch  • Wisconsin Examiner

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Calling home from prison is expensive. FCC rules aim to change that. In Wisconsin there’s a catch  • Wisconsin Examiner

Interior cell blocks at Waupun prison in 1893. (Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society)While her husband spent about five months in the Polk County Jail, Rebecca Aubart spent close to $4,000 on calls and video visits. They talked at least twice a day, she said.  “My husband was experiencing significant withdrawals and fighting for his life in the midst of a mental health crisis while he was there,” Aubart said. “I did not have the mo…