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Oklahoma cancels inmate call contract after PAC uproar

9/7/2026

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Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections hired inmates to place calls for Make Liberty Win through HBW Leads.
Inmates earned $2 per hour while the state kept $8 of the $10 hourly fee.
Make Liberty Win paid nearly $600,000 to Visible Trends, an HBW Leads subsidiary, for the calls.
Executive Director Barrett Young said the PAC was unaware of prison labor and cancelled the contract.

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Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections hired inmates to place calls for Make Liberty Win through HBW Leads.
Inmates earned $2 per hour while the state kept $8 of the $10 hourly fee.
Make Liberty Win paid nearly $600,000 to Visible Trends, an HBW Leads subsidiary, for the calls.
Executive Director Barrett Young said the PAC was unaware of prison labor and cancelled the contract.