Friday, April 06, 2007
REDUCED TOLL PHONE RATES AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PRISONS?
Greenville Online has reported that a South Carolina Senate committee has approved a bill that will both "refuse any further telephone company commissions from the use of prison pay phones and ask state officials to negotiate lower phone rates that are paid by prisoners' families."
This year the state will receive about $1.4 million in commissions; however, it is anticipated that this legislation will result in a twenty (20%) percent reduction in rates.
From our perspective, this legislation is long overdue. Moreover, we hope that South Carolina counties will follow suit in regards to either reducing or eliminating the telephone tolls charged to county inmates.
Greenville Online has reported that a South Carolina Senate committee has approved a bill that will both "refuse any further telephone company commissions from the use of prison pay phones and ask state officials to negotiate lower phone rates that are paid by prisoners' families."
This year the state will receive about $1.4 million in commissions; however, it is anticipated that this legislation will result in a twenty (20%) percent reduction in rates.
From our perspective, this legislation is long overdue. Moreover, we hope that South Carolina counties will follow suit in regards to either reducing or eliminating the telephone tolls charged to county inmates.
