FIGHT AGAINST EXPLOITATION The prison and jail communication industry is ripping off incarcerated people and their families. Join us in the fight to end this exploitation, so that people behind bars and their families can afford to stay in touch.

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—Peter Wagner, Executive Director
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Appendix Table 2. Average 15-minute phone rates, selected years

 

For the sourcing on each of these prison and jail phone rate surveys, see the methodology in State of Phone Justice 2022.

 
Data not collected for all years.
2008 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021
Prison out-of-state average 15-minute rate $9.73 $6.09 $2.80 $1.87 $1.81 $1.21
Prison in-state average 15-minute rate $4.67 $3.48 $3.39 $3.06 $1.94 $1.83 $1.73 $1.20
Jail out-of-state average 15-minute rate $2.88
Jail in-state average 15-minute rate $6.74 $5.74 $3.15

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