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Re:Free prison phone calls boost family ties, rehabilitation by HWR_14 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:23AM (#36920608)
How about this - allow infinite phone calls and e-mails home. That's it. No need for a startup, VC finding or anything. Just let people call home. I'd prefer for free, but if you need to keep a small monthly or per minute fee, at least just have it cover the costs.
Re:Free prison phone calls boost family ties, rehabilitation by DANmode on Sunday July 30, 2023 @08:57AM (#36930704)
The private firms that own and run the access hardware claim very high costs on paper.
Re:Free prison phone calls boost family ties, rehabilitation by HWR_14 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @10:05AM (#36931246)
Those numbers can be audited. Or simply opened up to competitive bidding.