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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill on Wednesday making Connecticut the first state to make phone calls from prisons free for incarcerated people and their loved ones.

Senate Bill 972 made all communication in state prisons and youth detention facilities free, prohibiting the state from collecting revenue from communication services.

Some states have moved to reduce the cost of phone calls for people in prison, but Connecticut is the first to eliminate the cost altogether.

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