Prison Phone Calls

A new law, promoted by the ACLU, will limit the phone call charges that can be imposed on inmates. For years, families of ACI inmates have faced an enormous hardship in keeping in touch with their loved ones because of exorbitant commissions and charges imposed on the collect calls that inmates must make to reach anybody on their phone list. The Department of Corrections’ contract with the current prison telephone provider expires next year, and upon its expiration, the new law will eliminate all special surcharges and allow prisoners to pay for calls with debit cards.