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Interview with Clayton

JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
Clayton: Only when your not locked down and in the day room.

JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? How much money would you guess the average inmate spends per week on phone calls?
Clayton: Average... Maybe $50 a week. they charge an outrageous $15 for 10min or $20 for 15min.

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
Clayton: Its a seystem set up by prepaying for phone time with a credit card. So the person your calling cannot talk to you unless they have a valid credit card that is pre-authorized. No more calling cards. Most people cant afford this so they use the 5seconds it gives you to "state your name" to the person your calling to get their message out. At one point I called 20 times to tell my girlfriend about my charges and the number of days I gotta spend in jail.

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
Clayton: Not all of them but they were all recorded for their amusement.

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