“The Department of Correction currently charges 12 cents per minute, and most county sheriffs charge 14 cents per minute”
A 20-minute call cost a prisoner’s family $2.40 to $2.80, plus fees just to load money into the account. Massachusetts holds 12,350 people, and prison wages are low enough that families pay the bill. Calls, video and email go free on December 1. Contracts with companies like Securus run until they expire. The state ended the price. The vendors keep their deals for now.