Because nothing rehabilitates criminals better than cutting them off from their families. smh
They’re not interested in rehabilitation.
Why encourage rehabilitation when you can instead encourage recidivism? Jail a man for a year, get a one-time profit. But jail a man for life…
Obvious /s I hope
No /s needed. The prison industry, which shouldn’t exist, loves being able to take advantage of people who are locked up.
The cost is already outrageous!! Its disgusting how it takes advantage of families who are already struggling.
They want slave labor, not rehabilitation.
There was legislation by the one party that everyone says is like the other to limit it and a president at that time whose ftc worked to limit it. This was recent though being 2023. Obviously no one wanted to have horrible things like they had in those years come the 2024 election. /s - sorry I every once in awhile mention how biden was the best president of my lifetime and when challenged list off a bunch of things he did in his one term and despite all the things I list I forget things like this.
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/01/1146370950/prison-phone-call-cost-martha-wright-biden Glad you shared this.
just heard trump is reversing the biden era medical debt can’t go on credit report. I really don’t get how his supporters don’t see him reversing things which I can’t believe anyone would not want.
They don’t see it because Fox News doesn’t tell them.
Ah yes, prison phone calls are a crippling burden on the gov. One cruise missile could probably pay for them all.
depends on where you aim it…
The cruelty is the point. GTL made money hand over fist on inmate phone calls for YEARS. I’m talking $15 for the first 3 minutes type of shit.
Fuck this and fuck everyone who backed it.
What’s $15? 2 days worth of work in prison? So the equivalent of like $150-$600 for most people
Way more than 2 days man. Most I ever made was $0.45/hr and that was the top pay. Most made $0.30/hr. So it could legit be a week of work for that 3 minute call.
prison is just super late stage capitalism 😔
In reality you should put free phones everywhere in prison. It’s literally the cheapest way of keeping somebody occupied.
But charging for phone calls combines two things the far right loves: controlling information and abusing positions of power to exploit the poor for money!
They have to be monitored though. Gang bosses will still run business (including ordering killings) from prisons.
Keeping their slaves miserable.
This is not an exaggeration btw, the US constitution specifically allows the government to use prisoners as slaves, and they often take them up on this offer.
