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Telephones

Interview with Ryan, Ron, Sandra, Jose, Rob and Andre

JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
Ryan: yes they gave us a certain time to use the phone
Ron: yes to a some what like a pay phone
Sandra: yes
Jose: yes the phones was turned on only at certain times of the day then it was hard to use a phone due to other inmates stay on the phone too long
Rob: yes but did not have enough time to talk to who you call long
Andre: yes they had a payphone type and it was only be used at a certain time

JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? How much money would you guess the average inmate spends per week on phone calls?
Ryan: the calls were free unless the person who you are calling gets billed
Ron: it depend on who you was calling out of state was like $50 in town was$10
Sandra: it was 35.00dollors to call
Jose: you would have to have a phone card or the person you are calling has to put special minutes on the phone to accept the calls
Rob: a calling card or a prepaid money service
Andre: the person you called had to use payment plan

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
Ryan: no
Ron: no it was automatically charged to the person wh you was calling
Sandra: no, not that i know of.
Jose: no i didnt i couldnt call because they blocked my calls saying there was a injuction on me against my wife and she didn't put one on me due to that i called and talked to her from booking before they put me in a cell
Rob: no the calls accepted collect calls
Andre: no never need to do that

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
Ryan: yes they always have it recorded due to safety reasons
Ron: yes the first thing it says that the line is being recorded
Sandra: yes
Jose: yes they recorded all calls for security reasons
Rob: yes they always have it recorded
Andre: yes the calls are always recorded