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Interview with Reggie and Sarah

JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
Reggie: You have access during specific times of the day
Sarah: No. I only had access to a phone once a day or every other day when someone decided to take me out of solitary and put me in an empty holding cell with a phone. (I don't think they liked me telling people I was in jail for filing something without a lawyer.)

JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? How much money would you guess the average inmate spends per week on phone calls?
Reggie: I didn't use the phones but I do know the phones have an inflated rate plan
Sarah: I placed the call, and the party had to accept it. They (my neighbors mostly) were charged. I offered to reimburse them when I got out, but they would not let me. I think the charges were pretty high, like ordinary long distance calls. If I got a voicemail, hence the call was not accepted, I couldn't call that number anymore.

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
Reggie: Yes or whoever you called had to have a plan with the company that handled the calls
Sarah: Not where I was.

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
Reggie: I am almost certain that they did
Sarah: I think there was a notice that the calls are recorded or monitored.

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