The Dangers of Using a Telephone in Prison

And the rules you must follow!

They provide the phones; you pay exorbitant rates.  The prisons and prison telephone providers make huge profits charging rates far in excess of street rates, but brag that they provide wonderful access to keep families intact.  They even have lofty policy statements extolling their sincere effort to maintain family connections.  But in reality, it’s simply lip service to the real objective which is making money.

 Federal prisons inmates are charged almost $70 a month if they use all their allotted minutes to phone home.  Yet they’re paid, on average, $17 a month in prison jobs, therefore, families must subsidize phone bills.  Calling collect, as is done from most county jails and detention centers, can cost as much as $1.00 per minute with credit cards and/or credit checks requiring prior approval.

 In addition prisons rarely provide enough telephones or sufficient free time for their use, creating agitation among inmates often desperate to keep the connection to family and friends.  It means that families often feel that disconnection too and the slow separation between family and inmate relatives gets worse as time continues.  It’s a recipe for disaster for family and inmate relationships, and a formula for stirring up problems between inmates over phone usage.  Fights over telephones are one of the biggest causes of prison riots and lockdowns.

 Most of the following regs pertain to federal prisons, but there is information regarding county jails and detention centers.  Though these written rules don’t necessarily apply to State Institutions, the unwritten rules are a real world set of inmate laws that must be followed, be it in state or federal prison.  Such unofficial laws are based on the inmate definition of respect and failure to follow usually results in serious injury or even loss of life.

 Prison guards and staff will tell you one thing, but we tell you what they won’t, and we explain, in detail, what they don’t want you to know.  The following is not just a step by step recitation of prison telephone procedures.  It explains what the rules tell you, what the guards tell you and what the inmates tell you. 

The stories are endless, and the realities are dangerous. Knowing the real truth behind prison telephone usage can save your life! You have to understand a lot more than just the written rules. You just have to realize how much power the guards have, and how much physical control the other prisoners have as well. It's a game in there. Are you just a pawn, a queen, or a king? Learn how the other prisoners play this game! 

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