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Telephones

Interview with Charles

JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
Charles: They had six phones that were only on from 6:30 am to 11 pm.

JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? How much money would you guess the average inmate spends per week on phone calls?
Charles: Long distance collect was 23 cents a minute.

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
Charles: You could have money transferred over to your phone account from your commissary account. That cost 17 cents a minute for a call. card

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
Charles: Yes.

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