US: a cruel profit, exploiting the vulnerable in Charlotte

What if corporations and law enforcement officials got together and conspired on how to exploit poor people for profit. Would you be surprised?

Probably not.

But would you be surprised to learn that it’s happening right under our noses at the Mecklenburg County Jail?

Global Tel Link (GTL), a billion-dollar company, is working with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office to exploit poor people for profit. Here’s how it works: GTL contracted its service with the Sheriff’s Office to provide online jail video visitation services. Once GTL installed the new equipment, the Sheriff’s Office terminated other forms of visitation. GTL was then left with a monopoly on how inmates communicate with loved ones.

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