On behalf of her client, the United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry, Cheryl has been a leader in bringing down predatory costs for people who are incarcerated. After the Federal Communications Commission voted to implement the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act, which Cheryl also helped pass, she was quoted in the Wall Street Journal:
“It’s just the one that hits you every single day,” said Cheryl Leanza, a communications attorney and advocate for prison communications reform. “Can we call Dad? Can we talk to Mom? Can we call Grandpa? No, you just can’t even if you want to, because it’s just too much. It’s too much money.”
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/calls-from-prison-are-about-to-get-cheaper-fec0893f