From the Michigan Department of Corrections:
http://www.michigan.gov/corrections/0,1607,7-119--25065--,00.html Phone calls from Michigan state prisons to anywhere in Michigan are the same rate. Having a local phone number will not reduce the cost of the collect calls. The prisoner must complete and sign a Telephone Agreement and Number List - Monitor and Record Form (CAJ-370), identifying no more than 20 names and the telephone numbers of who could be called. With exceptions, prisoners may change this list in June and December. The 20 names are for 20 individuals, regardless of whether they have the same telephone number. How can I receive calls from a prisoner in a Michigan State Prison?
http://www.michigan.gov/corrections/0,1607,7-119--230512--,00.html The telephone contract now allows for prisoner calls to cell phones using debit or prepaid service. Three avenues exist to accept a collect call from a MDOC facility: 1. A person's local business phone company has a billing agreement with EMBARQ. In this scenario, the person would be charged on his or her monthly phone bill. 2. A person can set up a prepaid account with Correctional Billings Services. (CBS). CBS can be contacted at 1-800-844-6591. As long as the person has money on the prepaid account, collect calls would be routed to their telephone instead of being blocked. 3. A debit telephone system where a person can send money to a prisoner. The prisoner can then have that money applied to his or her debit account. The call operates as a collect call, but the prisoner's debit account is charged for the call, not the person receiving the call. The first deposit into the account must be at least $20 and increments of $5 thereafter (e.g. $25, $30, $35, etc). |
