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![Only three of North Carolina’s 100 counties have fulfilled prison phone requests](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/06/06/NCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Only three of North Carolina’s 100 counties have fulfilled prison phone requests
North Carolina has exactly 100 counties, and two weeks ago, MuckRock sent a public records request to each one of them in an effort to learn more about inmates’ options for prison communication.
![Follow MuckRock’s requests for prison communication policies in North Carolina](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/05/22/NCphonecov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Follow MuckRock’s requests for prison communication policies in North Carolina
MuckRock is filing requests with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, as well as sheriffs’ offices in each of the state’s counties to learn more about the commissions these agencies are receiving for communication services and their policies around them.
![This week’s FOIA round-up: Records reveal a history of abuse among Chicago Police Department trainers and confirm neglect led to Indiana inmate's death](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/02/08/150207_10151146209266534_797702833_n.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
This week’s FOIA round-up: Records reveal a history of abuse among Chicago Police Department trainers and confirm neglect led to Indiana inmate’s death
For this week’s FOIA round-up, documents reveal most of the officers in “implicit bias” training are accused of same abuses the program is attempting to prevent, a request confirms claims that neglect lead to the death of an Indiana inmate, and a record from Elizabeth Warren’s past resurfaces through the Texas Public Information Act.
![While escaping from prison, Timothy Leary took time to troll Ronald Reagan](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/12/04/TimLear.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
While escaping from prison, Timothy Leary took time to troll Ronald Reagan
While Timothy Leary’s 1970 escape from a minimum security prison in California with the aid of The Weathermen is the stuff of countercultural legend, recently released Federal Bureau of Investigation files reveal a lesser-known detail of the incident: Leary’s ruthless trolling of then Governor Ronald Reagan.
![A dearth of prison phone operators limits lawful options for policymakers](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/10/17/VisitingHours.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
A dearth of prison phone operators limits lawful options for policymakers
There are over 3,000 Sheriffs’ departments in the United States, and nearly a tenth of them have provided contracts to MuckRock in response to our nationwide survey of inmate prison phone agreements.
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Beryl Lipton sent this request to the Blount County Sheriff's Office of Blount County, AL
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Beryl Lipton sent this request to the Butler County Sheriff's Office of Butler County, AL
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Beryl Lipton sent this request to the Chambers County Sheriff's Office of Chambers County, AL
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Beryl Lipton sent this request to the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office of Cleburne County, AL
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Beryl Lipton sent this request to the DeKalb County Police Department of Dekalb County, GA