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Interview with Rachel, Paula and Lindsey

JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
Rachel: YES
Paula: Yes, there was a phone in the cell.
Lindsey: Yes. There was one phone in each tank and as long as another inmate wasn't on it you could use it from the time breakfast was over to the time dinner was over. They did however cut the phones off during meals.

JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? How much money would you guess the average inmate spends per week on phone calls?
Rachel: WHEREEVER YOU CALLED, THEY HAD TO PAY A FEE FOR THE CARRIER THAT PROVIDED THEJAIL-CALLS, AND THEN THE CALLS WOUL COME IN COLLECT, EXPENSIVE. ALSO THERE WERE TIME LIMITS.
Paula: Any inmate could use the phone. The average call was about $3.75 for 15 minutes. I would estimate the average weekly costs per inmate was around $11.25
Lindsey: The charges for phone calls were VERY expensive. my mom couldn't even afford to start up a service plan with them because it just simply cost way too much!! In general I believe it was like $20 per phone call so if yo made 5 calls a week it would be $100 a week!!

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
Rachel: I WAS NEVER OFFERED THAT CHOICE.
Paula: No, all calls were collect calls
Lindsey: I did not need to buy phone cards because oyu set up some plan with service compan that he phone was through.

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
Rachel: ARE YOU KIDDING?? OF COURSE THEY DID.
Paula: They could record all calls
Lindsey: Yes I am pretty sure they did. It said en the automated voice came on that you were being recorded, but some inmates were still dumb enough to talk about illegal things and talk bad abut certain guards over the phone!!

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