Incarcerated people in New York City can make free phone calls from jail, city officials announced. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the bill, which is titled 741-A, has been implemented into law and will allow free phone calls for people who are in custody in the city. In a statement on May 1, de Blasio stated that NYC had become the first major city to implement such a law. “For too long have people in custody faced barriers to basic aspects of...