Can a prison technology company make a claim for unrecouped costs based on a 2016 statute setting limits on inmate phone rates? It should be allowed to try, according to a ruling by the Appellate Division.

The appellate court on March 18 reversed and remanded a decision to dismiss a complaint by plaintiff Securus Technologies Inc. against the state over what it perceived as unfair restrictions on its ability to compete for inmate call services (ICS) contracts at two New Jersey facilities.