Jail Calling Service and Process

Having one’s counterparts in jail may chagrin them when it comes to communication barriers. In earlier days, there was mundane routine of prisoners to eat, sleep, and talk within the time provided. It was a farce thing to communicate with the families especially when the prisoners were freshly admitted and there was longing for the first process with them. However, various amendments in jailing system have aroused the concern of the law in making the inmates an asset for the country. And likewise, improvements related to communication facilities have also been done so far.

Today, prison calling has become common. As soon as the formalities of the psychological, physical and medical examination completes it becomes relatively easy for the inmates to talk over phone. But it is worth to note that only outgoing calls are permitted and that too at specified time only. Prisoners are allowed to talk to their loved ones but the reverse is not true. Families of the offender may not have the facility of making calls to jail. There are few provisions regarding inmate calling. Unless and until the morning roundup and count is not done the inmates cannot make calls. Also calls are not allowed during lock-down. Prepaid phone accounts are maintained and the prisoners are charged for the phone calls made.

After all sorts of formalities are done with the inmates, list of inmates’ family members or the contact person is also registered. If the phone number of the family member is not registered or number changes then it would be difficult to indulge in inmate talks. Hence, inmates need to know the updated phone numbers whether it be through letter or any other means. 

Some companies leverage the opportunity to minimize the bills of phone calls on inmates’ pockets and engage in monopoly. These companies provide online prepaid phone accounts which render the service of cheap jail calls in cheap prices. Number of companies such as Securus, Global Tel Link , IC solutions etc has been successful in alleviating fretful call bills. Prisoners and their families have taken a deep sigh via use of these third party vendors. A long distance call can be made cheaper through these intervening commercial sites. All one needs is to create account for the same. Calls through these companies do not mean that they are responsible for the all recordings instead the jail staff is continuously monitoring and auditing the calls made. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that no crime talk is made over phone.