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Phone Calls Costs From Dane County Jail May Rise to Highest in State

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Critics say a pending phone contract would make collect calls from Dane County jail among the most expensive in the state. Community activists and lawyers who help the poor say it’s a bad deal for inmate’s families. Shamane Mills reports…

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