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Feds want governors to make phone calls cheaper for inmates, including in 16 Utah jails

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Video visitation at county jails in Utah has become more commonplace. The Davis County jail, where people who come to visit their loved ones, up to twice a week on location, speak to them through a video monitor rather than a face-to-face or barrier visit. More than half of Utah's county jails now do video-only visitation, a practice that is concerning to advocates and upsetting to those who have family behind bars.