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Telephones

Interview with Cyle, Caesar, Liz, Samuel, Nick and Teresa

JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
Cyle: Yes.
Caesar: yes. 4 in the pod. 2 in the barracks.
Liz: most of the time
Samuel: Yes $9 for 45 minutes
Nick: i could ask to make a collect call, it was up to the people that worked there whether they would let me or not, mostly not.
Teresa: Yes i had regular 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?
Cyle: The only way to place calls was by collect.
Caesar: had to be collect calls, and only to landlines.
Liz: the phone company just changed so it went to 15m for $15
Nick: the first call is free, but then the person you are calling has to set up an account for a fee. Its like 10.00 a call.
Teresa: The first call is free after that you would have to call collect which you can only do to a landline and the average charges an inmate pays is about 10.00 per call which the person you are calling pays for at first.

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
Cyle: See above.
Caesar: Yes. $9 for 45 min. to local numbers.
Liz: you can buy phone cards off commisairy $9 for 3 15 min calls
Samuel: Yes off commissary
Nick: cant buy phone cards, only limited collect calls
Teresa: Yes I bought phone cards to call out.

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
Cyle: Probably.
Caesar: I don't think so
Liz: it says it does but im doubting it
Samuel: I'm sure they do
Nick: there is a recording before the call is connecting saying its screened
Teresa: Yes the jail screens all calls made.

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