Interview with Harry, Qtip, Hanna, DoneMyTime, Linda, Missy and Josh
JM: Did you have regular access to telephones? Harry: Yes, they give you access to the phones from 6:00am until 10:00
pm. Qtip: Yes Hanna: In the first POD they had two free telephone which had a list. You
could only use it twice and you had to sign up for your time slot the
night before. It also had one collect telephone. There were 5
phones, 3 worked. In the next POD all 5 phones worked but they
were no longer free calls, they were all collect. DoneMyTime: yes Linda: YES Missy: YES FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 11:00 P.M.. Josh: Yes. The Inmate Handbook indicates that the
telephones are turned off at 10:00 p.m.; however,
I found that the telephones in M-2 and L-2 were
available from 9 a.m. to Midnight. All calls
were collect calls and must be made to a land
line. Some pods had free phones, but many did
not and those that did often had inoperable
phones. Telephone calls cut off after 30 minutes
and automatically disconnect if the recipient
attempts to dial other numbers.
JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? Harry: You have to call collect; I believe it is a couple dollars even for a
local call. Qtip: 1.67 per call i believe Hanna: If it was a local collect call, it was a dollar something for the first
minute and .80 cents for every additional minute. The time limit
on these calls was 30 minutes. And you had this annoying
recording that came one three times during your 30 minutes
which wasted you time slot. If you made a long distance call, it
was $4.54 for the first minute and then $1.00 for every
additional minute, with a 30 minute time limit as well. DoneMyTime: collect only an average 30 minute call $32.00 Linda: LONG DISTANCE Missy: 1.75 PER CALL. Josh: The collect calls were assessed to the recipient
and were approximately 7 cents per minute.
JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out? Harry: No, it was all collect only. Qtip: Nope Hanna: No, but whom ever you where call on the outside could buy
minutes to put on their phone so that it would work like a pre-paid
phone. DoneMyTime: no you are not allowed. that would be a fair
thing to do so your loved ones don't have to pay
expensive fees Linda: MY FAMILY HAD TO ADD MIN. TO THEIR PHONE. Missy: NO. Josh: No. This is not permitted.
JM: Did the jail screen your calls? Harry: I heard that they did monitor phone calls but was never caught
saying or doing anything wrong. Qtip: sure did Hanna: Yes DoneMyTime: yes, it says so on the recording Linda: I'M PRETTY SURE THEY DID. Missy: OF COURSE. Josh: No, but they may be monitored as inidcated by a
conspicuous disclosure.
I just put 25.00 so my son could call me plus 6.95 well all totel 32.95 so far he has not called me it takes 24hours I called the jail and they gave me the num. you can do it on the phone.I let you know more later. venica
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Well really i have a question. If you had or have a loved one in and he/she wanted to call your home phone to talk to you but your phone dont except collect calls, what do you have to do inorder to talk to them?
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If I had a calling card, can I use it? Even if I memorized the number on the calling card. can you not use a calling card? I don't no anyone, that has a home phone anymore to call. Everyone has a cell phone, you can't call a cell phone collcet.
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Globe-Tel is the name of the company, but it's a waste of money to use them. If you have a home phone, it's just best to make sure you can accept collect calls. As of now, a 30 min. call is $2.70. Globe-Tel takes like 70% in commission from you prepaying. It's just better to use a home phone, than a cell phone.
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