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| Prison inmates getting voicemail system |
| By argusleader.com - Megan Luther |
| Published: 06/03/2011 |
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Taxpayers won't be stuck with any costs South Dakota prison inmates soon will be able to check their voicemail. The Department of Corrections is adding a voicemail feature that will allow people, for a $1 charge, to leave a 60-second message. Inmates will be able to check their messages twice a day at no cost. The new system will cost taxpayers nothing, said Michael Winder, communications and information manager for the Department of Corrections. Instead, the $1 charge will pay for the infrastructure and operating costs. The state will not have to buy any new equipment. A date has not been determined to install the system, Winder said. "It provides another opportunity to keep the families connected with the inmates," he said. A lot of the time, family and friends are inmates' only support while they are incarcerated, Winder said. "The vast majority of (inmates) are going to get out eventually, and they need that support system in place," he said. Right now, the almost 3,500 inmates in the system cannot accept phone calls unless it's an emergency such as a death in the family. The only way to communicate with family and friends is by the inmate calling out using a phone debit card or calling collect. Read More. |
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