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Telephones

Interview with Tammy, Tiffany, Sarah, Rachel and Betty

JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
Tammy: phones were on certain hours of the day and calls were collect. if there was alot of inmates or fights over the phones then there would be a list to sign up when you would use the phone.
Tiffany: Yes. Almost all day till 11:30 pm. Although you must have money on your pre-paid inmate call account. Actually your family has to handle that from the outside. $2.10 plus tax for 15 min.
Sarah: Yes. Phones were just a payphone but whoever you were calling had to have a certain collect call program on the phone to recieve the calls unless you were calling a goverment building or public defender
Rachel: the only phone calls i was able to make was in the holding cell
Betty: i had regular use to a phone while i was in a holding cell but when i went upstairs anybody that i had to call had to pay for it

JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? How much money would you guess the average inmate spends per week on phone calls?
Tammy: depends on where the people lived on how much the call would cost but all calls were collect to the person you were calling
Tiffany: $2.10 per min plus tax. I have spent more than 60 a week. Some people call home once a week, some once a day. I called home constantly.
Sarah: The average inmate spends about 50-80 dollars a week on phone calls. Calls are over 2.50 and last 15 minutes.
Rachel: once i got upstairs i could not make any phone calls so ihave no idea
Betty: i think it was 1-2dollars a phone call and the person phone had to be able to accept collect calls

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
Tammy: no calls were all collect.
Tiffany: No but your family would have to make sure to put tnetix( jail prepaid miniutes) on the phone
Sarah: No. You need tnetix on your phone
Rachel: I dont know anything about a card
Betty: i did not have to buy phone cards because the person i was calling was able to accept collect calls on there house phone

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
Tammy: they said they did, supposedly they listened in to the calls to listen for planned excapes or maybe a way to get contraband into facility. Or to listen to someone discussing a case with outside people.
Tiffany: Yes. Recorded And can be pulled up @ anytime if needed.
Sarah: Yes . It says before the person picks up they monitor your calls
Rachel: yes thats what i was told
Betty: i am sure they did because my caller said it was being recorded

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