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Resident asks county to investigate jail phone and video fees, cites profit from communications contractor ViaPath
Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole · November 6, 2025
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Summary
During public comment a resident urged Kalamazoo County to investigate and stop profiting from incarcerated people's phone and video calls, singling out contractor ViaPath and several user fees that burden families.
At the Nov. 5 Committee of the Whole public-comment period, resident Barb Van Esseltine urged the county to investigate fees charged to incarcerated people and their families for phone and video calls. Van Esseltine described multiple fees charged by the…
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