Human Rights Defense Center maintains the Prison Phone Justice website The issue of prison and jail phone calls, which typically cost much more than non-prison calls. Prison phone contracts are based on a "commission" model, where the phone service provider pays a commission (kickback) to the contracting government agency, such as a state prison system or county jail. These kickbacks inflate the costs of prison and jail phone calls, which in the vast majority of cases are paid not by prisoners but by their family members. This website includes detailed information on state-by-state prison phone rates and commission data, as well as reports, articles and other resources related to prison phone services and the prison phone industry. Also please visit the Campaign for Prison Phone Justice site, which includes resources for getting involved in this issue as an advocate or activist. State Kickbacks paid by families
Kickback percentage Cost of 15 min call Rank for call affordability Federal Bureau of Prisons No kickbacks $3.75 44th Alabama $3,912,675.63 $3.75 44th Alaska $1,164,059.91 $3.75 44th Arizona. $8,274,270.31 $3.00. 41st Arkansas. $2,504,327.05 $4.80 48th California No kickbacks $1.23 23rd Colorado No kickbacks $1.80 29th Connecticut $5,090,732.25 $4.87 49th Delaware $2.29 34th Florida. $5,156,269.19 $2.10. 31st Georgia $8,062,200.60 $2.40 35th Hawai $200,000.00 $1.05 17th Idaho. $849,732.15 $1.65 26th Illinois No kickbacks $1.05 17th Indiana $1,696,977.76 $3.84 47th Iowa $677,159.61 $1.13. 19th Kansas $2.70 39th Kentucky $5.70 51st Louisiana $3,044,009.33. $3.15 43rd Maine $367,231.71 $5.30 50th Maryland No kickbacks 483rd Massachusetts$2,388,145.59. $1.50 24th Michigan $9,889,212.1871.75 $2.40 35th Minnesota $625,022.48 $0.60 6th Mississippi $42,000.00 $0.58 5th Missouri $1,542,524.85 $0.75 10th Montana $276,000.00 $2.14 33rd Nebraska No kickbacks. $0.94 15th Nevada $5,000,000.00 $2.10 31st New Hampshire $360,000.00 $0.20 1st New Jersey No kickbacks. $0.6 69th New Mexico No kickbacks $1.20 21st New York No kickbacks $0.64 8th North Carolina $7,627,426.11 $1.50 24th North Dakota $97,856.1240% $1.1820th Ohio No kickbacks $0.75 10th Oklahoma $1,017,657.90 $3.00 41st Oregon $3,000,000.00 $2.40 35th Pennsylvania $3,470,852.00 $0.88 3rd Rhode Island No kickbacks 42nd South Carolina No kickbacks 2nd South Dakota $454,360.50 $1.20 21st Tennessee $4,080,000.00 $2.40 35th Texas $6,760,593.15 $0.90 14th Utah $1,003,057.31 $2.85 40th Vermont $165,691.680.01 $1.04 16th Virginia $3,794,747.4935 27th Washington $3,856,229.00 $1.65 26th West Virginia $0.1% $0.4 83rd Wisconsin. $625,586.27 $1.80 29th Wyoming $63,282.88 $1.65 26th
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