Advocate Organizations Applaud Reduction of Inmate Calling Service Costs
New Jersey Advocates for Immigrant Detainees, LatinoJustice PRLDEF and New York University School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic applaud the New Jersey Department of Corrections for awarding a contract to an inmate calling service provider that will lower prison and…
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jail phone rates to 4.4 cents per minute, cutting the rate by more than half, said a news release from NJAID. Currently, state facilities charge a flat rate of 13 cents per minute, and county jails charge as much as $8.50 for a 15-minute call, the release said. The new rates can take effect any time before Aug. 25, meaning once the transition to the new contract is finalized, the cost for a 15-minute phone call will be less than 75 cents, NJAID said.