Legal Opinion
Walton v. New York State Department of Correctional Services
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 23, 2009No. 149PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
Between 1996 and 2007, the Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) contracted with MCI Worldcom Communications Inc. (MCI) for the provision of telephone services in state prisons. Under the agreement, MCI charged the recipients of inmate collect calls a certain rate and paid a percentage of the revenues generated on each call to DOCS as a commission. The payment of these commissions was later restricted by statute. But this proceeding was commenced by petitioners—family members and legal services providers of inmates incarcerated in DOCS facilities—before…
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