tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874177751488457854.post3811091976045251975..comments2014-03-04T16:53:32.763-08:00Comments on On Prisons: Prisoners now ripped off by charging them excessively for phone callsCharles Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604583482076921603noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874177751488457854.post-85456631813781438662011-03-11T10:46:46.135-08:002011-03-11T10:46:46.135-08:00Rates are even higher than the 60% you quote. If a...Rates are even higher than the 60% you quote. If a local or long distance phone call from a phone booth costs $0.50 for 10 minutes, and a county jail charges $2.50, that's more like 500%. That is the norm. Even more difficult, in many systems, it can take weeks for an inmate's family to find out how to set up an account, put up a deposit and wait for it to be processed. Inmate families are being gouged.Johnny Exchangehttp://www.jailexchange.comnoreply@blogger.com