14 October 2003

Greed forces the closing of a prison. Bilking money from prisoners' families thru the collect calls prisoners must make to talk to family members has become something of a cottage industry at some jails/prisons. While I'm sorry for the decimation of this town, I'm happy to see someone doing something about it.

Rates I see advertised on TV: 3 cents a minute (I don't know what the connection charge is) or $1 for 20 minutes

Rates at the new prison: 22 cents per minute ($1.25 to connect); $8 per 20 minutes

Rates at the closed prison: 89 cents per minute ($3.95 to connect); $22 per 20 minutes

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