My neighbor was arrested on a warrant for non payment in Harris county Texas. I did not mind taking a collect calls from the jail because there was many thing they needed done they could not do they ask me to do. It took some time. I had to call their attorney, shut off the electricity and remove perishables from the refrigerator. Take care fo the pets, water their garden and contact family members for them. I could not understand why some family members would not accept the phone charges from the county jail.
About three weeks later I received my phone bill and got a bill double the size of my average phone bill. I did not call Europe or Japan. It was those phone charges from the county jail three miles away at $2.00 a minute. So I asked the phone company why is my phone bill so high? Even from a pay phone on the street in Houston Texas is much more cheaper then a county jail charges. I found out the county jail has a lucrative agreements with the phone companies charging these outrageous phone charges. it would be cheaper to call the Ukraine and the moon then accept a collect call from the local county jail.
Now I know why the prison system or jails do not like prisoners having cell phones. It is not because of drug dealers going after a witnesses or running their business. It has nothing to do with monitoring calls, because the police can always tap a cell phone and listen in. It is because if prisoners have cell phones, this means they have no need to use the jail/prison phone system and pay those outrageous charges. That is a money maker for the Jails that is in jeopardy if prisoners have cell phones. Also, this phone system puts limits on the ability on an inmate to talk to his lawyers since all calls are monitored and their is a time limit. Regardless if they are talking to their attorney or not. They limit a persons ability to defend themselves and conduct their lawful affairs on the outside is they are forced to use the phone system making the people on the outside pay those expensive charges.
It is ironic that if I had such a scam where I charge outrageously just to use the phone system just so people can communicate. Forcing them to use my phone system only with limited options. I would be slapped with anti trust laws and criminal charges for price gouging. It is just when the goverment does this, it is OK. Someone needs to sue the phone company and the goverment. If they impose these laws on us. Then they need to live under the same laws we do and stop ripping off the people with goverment private partnerships like the Phone companies and the Prison system with the collect call scam.
About three weeks later I received my phone bill and got a bill double the size of my average phone bill. I did not call Europe or Japan. It was those phone charges from the county jail three miles away at $2.00 a minute. So I asked the phone company why is my phone bill so high? Even from a pay phone on the street in Houston Texas is much more cheaper then a county jail charges. I found out the county jail has a lucrative agreements with the phone companies charging these outrageous phone charges. it would be cheaper to call the Ukraine and the moon then accept a collect call from the local county jail.
Now I know why the prison system or jails do not like prisoners having cell phones. It is not because of drug dealers going after a witnesses or running their business. It has nothing to do with monitoring calls, because the police can always tap a cell phone and listen in. It is because if prisoners have cell phones, this means they have no need to use the jail/prison phone system and pay those outrageous charges. That is a money maker for the Jails that is in jeopardy if prisoners have cell phones. Also, this phone system puts limits on the ability on an inmate to talk to his lawyers since all calls are monitored and their is a time limit. Regardless if they are talking to their attorney or not. They limit a persons ability to defend themselves and conduct their lawful affairs on the outside is they are forced to use the phone system making the people on the outside pay those expensive charges.
It is ironic that if I had such a scam where I charge outrageously just to use the phone system just so people can communicate. Forcing them to use my phone system only with limited options. I would be slapped with anti trust laws and criminal charges for price gouging. It is just when the goverment does this, it is OK. Someone needs to sue the phone company and the goverment. If they impose these laws on us. Then they need to live under the same laws we do and stop ripping off the people with goverment private partnerships like the Phone companies and the Prison system with the collect call scam.
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ReplyDeleteLos Angeles County, California system is worse. Six months ago I was wrongly detained and beaten up by officers (for which I am now suing for excessive force and I have no prior record) and when I called my friend to assist in helping me get out, he was told in order to take any further collect calls from me, he needed to wire-transfer a $300 deposit to the phone company handling the LA jail. This was because he refused to provide them with a credit card. They offer no guidance as to handle 'bailing' out and the only call you can make that does not require a collect call is to a bail review phone line, which they give you the runaround speaking to them as well. 36 hours later I was released finally OR.
ReplyDeleteIt is cheaper to call Antarctica then accept a collect call from thew LA County Jail 10 miles away
DeleteI can't verify 100% but have been told calls from LA county jail can be as high as $10/minute. When my case is settled, I'm taking the proceeds and moving out of this country if Ron Paul doesn't win the presidency.
Delete"somebody has to sue" - so why don't you go ahead and do it. And when you find that this is perfectly legal, you can bring it up with your democratically elected county government. Go to the meeting, stand up, ask this question and hope that you are not arrested on the spot.
ReplyDeletethis country is upside down and assbackwards...i spent christmas eve in jail for walking down the side of a road at midnight...same shit in jail, phone didnt work worth a shit, couldnt talk to officer or supervisor, bull shit charges up the ass i now have to go to court for, no job, no money...fuck what you people have done to this country.
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't have the guts to go down and complain. He proves it by deleting comments he doesn't like. If he truly believed in free speech, he wouldn't do that.
ReplyDeleteFree speech has responsibility. I do not tolerate anymore insults and profanity. It they cannot act their age and be mature talking to me and making comments. The I have every right to delete.
DeleteCan't take the heat, don't write a blog.
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DeleteI can take the heat. I am not putting up with anymore vulgar and profane statements anymore on my site. You may have a right to free speech. It does not mean I have to allow it to stay on my blog. Free speech does have responsibility. You abuse that right I do not have to put up reading it and keeping it on my site.
DeleteIf you are man enough to insult me, then now you can show your name
DeletePrivate individuals and corporations have the pay phone concessions for these locations, usually retired sheriffs or other people who "got the heads-up" back in the '60's-70's.
ReplyDeleteLook it up.