Interview with Milles, Preston, Lauren, Rosa and Dallas
JM: Did you have regular access to telephones? Milles: i had access to telephones. but it was restricted
to the one hour a day we got to be out of the
cell. it would have been nice to have the ability
to call people that were not near a phone during
that hour of the day. Preston: Yes, we was let out two times A day once in the
morning the once in the evenings. Lauren: Most of the day yes, unlesa it was
timw for count, or time to bunk in,
or if we were put on lockdown. Rosa: Yes during walk time we did Dallas: Yes, when I was on walk time I had access to
telephones.
JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? How much money would you guess the average inmate spends per week on phone calls? Milles: it was expensive. all calls were dialed collect.
there was a connection fee plus outrageously high
prices per minute. Preston: It was $1.75 for A 15-minute call back then. Now
it more around $4.15 for a 30-minute call. Lauren: I believe that aside from regular
collect calls which i am not sure
what they charhed maybe 2.50, but my
mothee was able to set something up
through a inmate call plan thing
that i beliwve the minimum amount
was $50 to set it up. Rosa: Actually I don't recall because I didn't pay for it but I was on
the phone a lot Dallas: I don't remember how much the calls were. But you
have to do it through telmate. I know they aren't
cheap.
JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out? Milles: no i just had to dial collect. Preston: No phone cards. We would have to call collect. Lauren: Not that i can recall. Rosa: No but
You could buy them Dallas: No, you don't need to but you can if you want to.
JM: Did the jail screen your calls? Milles: there was a recording that said all calls were
monitored and recorded, so i think that they
screened them. Preston: Every phone call was recorded and monitored. Lauren: Yes, if they choose to. It always
states in a recording that calls may
be monitored. Rosa: Yeah of
Course they did! Haha. Dallas: Yes, the jail always screens your calls.