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Telephones

Interview with Toby, J. Friday, Jeremy, Keith, Lisa and Jenny

JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
Toby: yes, phone access was constantly available, execpt during lock-downs.
J. Friday: Yes.
Jeremy: Yes. There were 8 phones in my pod.
Keith: Yes.
Lisa: Yes.
Jenny: yes. There was one in the dorm, and only certain hours they were on.

JM: What types of charges applied for calling people? How much money would you guess the average inmate spends per week on phone calls?
Toby: local calls were 2.50 for 20 minutes
J. Friday: To call local is $2.50 for 20 minutes. To call outta state costs around $20 for 20 minutes.
Jeremy: All calls must be collect.
Lisa: Collect.
Jenny: I think it was like 2.25 for 15 minutes for each call, and if I called Gainesville, it was I think 4.95 for the first minute then maybe so much per minute after. Much more for calling long distance

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
Toby: no, all calls were collect.
J. Friday: Pinellas County Jail isnt smart enough to offer them on commisary.
Jeremy: No, but you can purchase them if you want.
Keith: No.
Lisa: NO.
Jenny: No. Just dial as a collect call

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
Toby: all calls were recorded
J. Friday: Ask Nick Hogan!
Jeremy: Yes. All calls may be monitored or recorded.
Lisa: Yes.
Jenny: No, but of course they are all recorded(monitored)