Tag: commission system

Why states shouldn’t profit from prison phone calls
Why states shouldn't profit from prison phone calls, i.e. the commission system? Because the revenue that large telcos generate and then give, as commission, to the state, comes from prisoners’ families who accept collect calls, pay for calls from their prepaid accounts or send money to their inca ...
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Phone calls are so expensive! We’ve been breaking the piggy bank staying in touch with our friends in prison!
We’ve been talking a lot with many friends we have, in prisons all around the country - and wow! It costs so much money, just to talk for a few minutes. Through creating this site, and through our experience of connecting with inmate families, we understood that the best way to save on prison phon ...
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