Monthly charge is $19.95 - the recurring billing takes place on the 28th of the prior month. Quarterly charge is $59.85 and takes place of the 28th every three months. They are both $19.95 per month but if you can pay for three months in advance, we reward you with 1000 long distance minutes per month instead of 300 long distance minutes per month

It depends on a number of factors - What facility is your inmate in? Is it a county, state or federal facility? Where are you (your area code and NXX numbers, which are the second set of three numbers)? Once we area able match the rate center of the prison to your phone number we can determine locality. Local calls are almost always less than long distance except in some states where Securus has the contract; and they are making

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Absolutely NOT. Inmates caught with a cell phones could bring additional federal charges and additional time added to their sentence. Inmate calls are all recorded and charged through a single prison phone company or an internal account. The calls are expensive but the price of the calls can be cut through our Discount Telephone Service. If your inmate calls you "long distance", ask us and we will be happy to answer any questions getting the service set up for your

Our program will bring the cost of each phone call to the lowest possible price - but it depends on the facility, where it is located and who the current provider is that services that facility. A good general range is from $0.50 - $3.00. Most calls are in the $1.25 - $1.75 range. Let us know the details and we will try and give you a more accurate rate.

If your telephone number is local to the jail, then our service will not benefit you. The service at the jail has a contract making them the sole provider for outbound inmate calls. In most cases, a long distance call from the jail is more expensive than a local call. We get folks who are out of town a local number (that rings on their current phone, changing nothing). The phone provider for the jail will ONLY charge for the

Go to your My Account area on the website. Click on Discount Telephone Service, click Add a Local Line, then select the state, the facility name, your telephone number and the calling plan you wish to buy. Go to checkout and then the pay page. Enter your debit card or credit card and pay. You will get an email confirmation of your purchase and in about an hour, you will get your new local telephone number emailed to you to

Our service provides a local number to make the calls through the prison telephone service much cheaper than if your inmate is calling you long distance. You can call us and we can help you set this up 866-966-7100. If you are more comfortable doing it online, go to the My Account section and click on Discount Telephone Line. Click the red button "Add a Local Line". Enter the state, facility, inmate name and id number, YOUR telephone number and

The phone service is used in conjunction with Global Tel (GTL) also known as offenderconnect.com. Here is how it works... We get you a local line matching the rate center of the prison your inmate is in. Your inmate dials this local number and it will ring on your current phone. You will need to register the local number with GTL (just like you would your long distance number without our service) who will charge you only for the local