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Good Call

Prison advocates fight to reduce phone fees

By Christopher Hayes

For inmates around the country, every opportunity to call friends and family is a mixed blessing. While phone calls provide a much-needed lifeline to the outside world, the exorbitant fees charged for collect calls by phone companies place a further burden on their loved ones. But relief may soon be coming to relatives and friends of prisoners in North Carolina.… return to article

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    My son is incarcerated in Siskiyou County, CA. I pay $4.90 for the first minute and .59 cents a minute up to 10 min. It is very important that I talk to my son about his affairs so decisions can be made. He is paying for his crime by being incarcerated. Why is it that as his mother I am also paying for his crime through outragous telephone bills?

    United States Posted by Millie Mondragon on Nov 8, 2004 at 8:29 AM
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