The telephone is a big profit center for prisons and jails and the services that run them. Local calls run about SIX cents per minute, long distance starts at 23 cent per minute and may exceed $1.00 per minute or more. The only way around these ridiculous rates is to use a Discount Service that specializes in prison phone calls. InmateAid has partnered with some credible ones, any that you choose will be cheaper than NOT using one.
https://www.inmateaid.com/ask-the-inmate/how-much-money-is-spent-by-an-inmate-for-telephone-calls#answer
Accepted Answer Date Created: September 22,2012