Interview with Ricardo, Lori, Carlos, Kirk, Tyler, Tami, Enrique and Anna
JM: Did you have regular access to telephones? Ricardo: Yes, althgough inmates bug you to do a three way
phone call . Lori: only inside the block area...could call and call
collect if other side wanted to talk to you Carlos: Yes but in county you need a calling card Kirk: Yes there are 2 phones in each tank Tyler: yes the telephones are easy access on every block
cell. Tami: yes there were 2 payphones in the tank i was in Enrique: Yes if you had a phone card and minutes to use them. Anna: Yes as long as your family pre paid to talk or
you bought minutes.
JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? How much money would you guess the average inmate spends per week on phone calls? Ricardo: 10 dollars a phone call that lasts 20 minutes. Lori: collect only. did not know...no cell phones then so
many calls were made in the cell...only. Carlos: 15-20$ Kirk: 6.70$ for a 45 minute call I would spend between 50 to 60
dollars each week Tyler: they have calling cards you can purchase for $5
$10 $15 $20 twenty minutes would be like $5
dollars and average people would spend is like
$50 a week. Tami: you can buy a phone card for $5 for 20 mins or
someone can set up an account for you to call them Enrique: Never used the phone myself so i am not sure but
i know the phone card were like 20.00 and they
only gave you 40 minutes something like that. Anna: It is 4 dollars and 15 cents for the first 15
minutes and roughly 6.70 cents for 45
JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out? Ricardo: No basic collect calls. Lori: no applicable as we did not even have cell phones in
side the jail at all Carlos: Yes Kirk: No you can set up a prepaid collect call Tyler: yes unless your family accepts collect calls Tami: yes or you can have an account set up Enrique: Yes you can purchase one once a week on certain days
Anna: yes you did or have your family set up an account
JM: Did the jail screen your calls? Ricardo: Yes all had a disclaimer that all phone calls
are recorded. Lori: I do not recall this...only that they were close by Carlos: Im sure they do Kirk: They can be recorded if needed Tyler: not sure there is not a way to know Tami: i was not aware but im sure they did Enrique: Yes they say all calls are screened but not sure
if that was true or not Anna: yes they do all calls are recorded.