CountyJail.net

Find Cuyahoga County Jail inmates...

Telephones

Interview with CC, Kurt, Kimberly, Karen, Ben, John, Ashley and Michelle

JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
CC: payphones
Kurt: Yes. There were 10 phones in each pod.
Kimberly: There were 8 phones on wall which we could use during day. They were turned off at lights out
Karen: yes
Ben: yes
John: Yes crowded but if you caught one open it was cool
Ashley: no all the time only when allowed
Michelle: Yes basically whenever it wasn't lock down

JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? How much money would you guess the average inmate spends per week on phone calls?
CC: house phone to accept calls or buy a calling card from commissary
Kurt: A collect call from jail cost around $8 for fifteen minutes.
Kimberly: I don't know because I used pre paid cards
Karen: 20.00 per week
Ben: lets just say it was to exspensive
John: It was ten cents a minute if i recall could get expencive weekly nut it was still high for local only calls
Ashley: the rates were very high if you didn't have a calling card so your family would be charged for the call
Michelle: Well it was local for me I used it twice a day at $2.50 a call so about $35 a week

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
CC: no money
Kurt: You could buy from $20 phone call from the commisart which had calls in 3 minute blocks.
Kimberly: The best was a $20 pre paid card that you could get at the commissary.
Karen: yes
Ben: no
John: No mostly just called collect
Ashley: yes you did need phone cards
Michelle: Yes if your family did not have collect calling

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
CC: yes
Kurt: Absolutely. They would interupt your call with recorded message, letting you know that every single phone call was being recorded.
Kimberly: Yes say they do. I know people who got into trouble based on things they said over phone.
Karen: ?
Ben: they said they did but I am not sure
John: Yes and during The call they reminded you
Ashley: I guess so I really don't know
Michelle: They do record them I believe

Read about how inmates pass the time in the Cuyahoga County Jail