Securus

Prison-tech company. Owned by Private Equity firm Platinum Equity (founder/CEO Tom Gores (who also owns the Detroit Pistons) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_Equity In 2017, Platinum Equity acquired prison communication firm Securus Technologies. The firm came under pressure from criminal justice activists for its alleged excessive pricing for prison calls, borne primarily by poor and minority prisoners.[35] In 2019, Platinum Equity announced plans to reorganize the company as a more diverse technology company, and created Aventiv Technologies as Securus's new corporate parent.

In mid-January 2020, Aventiv Technologies named Dave Abel as its president and CEO. Abel committed to reform corporate policies and practices, acknowledging the company "faced criticism in the past over pricing, data security, product innovation and other issues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securus_Technologies