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| New FCC ruling caps prison phone call prices, may enable more inmate contact with families |
| By ansonrecord.com- Imari Scarbrough |
| Published: 10/30/2015 |
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Those currently hindered by costs may have the opportunity to speak more over the phone with loved ones in prison next year. Phone calls to inmates in both jails and prisons should become cheaper following a federal decision made last Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set restrictions for inmate calling service (ICS) providers that limit the amount the providers can charge. The ruling is meant “to rein in the excessive rates and egregious fees on phone calls paid by some of society’s most vulnerable: people trying to stay in touch with loved ones serving time in jail or prison,” the FCC said in a release. Phone calls to inmates can be notoriously expensive, potentially limiting the calls that friends and family members can make to inmates. Some calls can cost up to $14 per minute, the FCC reported. While inmates in North Carolina prisons cannot receive phone calls, they can make collect calls, according to the state Department of Corrections. One employee at Brown Creek Correctional Institution in Polkton said he was unsure how the change will affect inmates at his prison. “The inmates haven’t complained or said anything about it one or the other that I’m aware of,” Kory Dalrymple, assistant superintendent for programs at Brown Creek, said on Tuesday. Read More. |
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