Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP was mentioned in an article appearing in the December 28 North County Gazette as having written a proposed brief on behalf of numerous organizations, including the Sentencing Project, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, stemming from suit instituted by family members of New York prisoners and two organizations of criminal defense lawyers, who challenge surcharges imposed on New York State prisoners' telephone calls to their family, loved ones, and counsel. The brief establishes the link between prisoners' close family and community ties and their rehabilitation.