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Telephones

Interview with Jake, misty, Sam, Bruce and Brian

JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
Jake: Yes
misty: YES
Sam: Yes on out time we had access to the phone. 15 minute calls and the had at least four phones per pod.
Bruce: Not when I was in the intake block
Brian: Yes; each gen pop unit had four phones for inmate use.

JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? How much money would you guess the average inmate spends per week on phone calls?
Jake: $1.90 a call
misty: IT COSETED ABOUT 265 TO MAKE A PHONE CALL SO YOU COULD CALL COLLECT OR PURCHASE A CALLING CARD ON COMMISARY
Sam: $1.97 per call with a phone card. And $2.30 to call collect.
Bruce: ridiculous ones they would charge them 20 dollars for like 5 minutes
Brian: Calls to your attorney were free, as was one call to request that an outside party place money on your phone account; it worked out to 20 cents per minute. Most inmates made 20-30 minutes worth of calls in a week.

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
Jake: Yes
misty: YOU DIDNT HAVE TO BUT IF THE OTHER PERSON COULDNT ACCEPT COLLECT CALLS THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO
Sam: Yes, $10 or $20 dollar phone cards once a week. Or you had to call collect.
Bruce: yes I eventually did
Brian: Yes; a unique PIN was set up for your unique phone card.

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
Jake: yes
misty: YES, MOSTLY WHEN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH STOLEN PHONE CARDS OR PEOPLE WHO WERE HIGH RISK FOR ESCAPE OR OTHER ISSUES
Sam: Yes they monitored and recorded them.
Bruce: I am not sure
Brian: Yes, except for calls made to an attorney.

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