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| Cost Of Michigan Prison Phone calls Going Up |
| By clickondetroit.com - AP |
| Published: 06/20/2011 |
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New Contract Brings Per-Minute Cost To Between 18-20 Cents The cost of telephone calls from Michigan's prisons will increase from 10 and 12 cents per minute to 18 to 20 cents per minute under a contract with a new company, the state said. The contract with Alabama-based Public Commutations Services will allow the prisons to maintain a relatively inexpensive phone system while paying for technology upgrades and better security, said John Cordell, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Corrections. "This rate is still very good," Cordell told the Jackson Citizen Patriot for a story published Sunday. "We understand there is a great cost burden for families." The corrections department had previously contracted with another company and that contract expired in 2009. The company agreed to continue serving Michigan's prisons until a new company was found. The new system will be phased in throughout the month. Read More. |
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