Minnesota Department of Corrections:
Telephone Calls
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The cost of the calls is set by the contracted phone provider. In addition to the quoted rate of the call, applicable taxes and fees may apply. Rates subject to change.
Rates for calls from Minnesota state prisons:
Local Calls: .05 per minute
In-state calls: .05 per minute
Out-of-state calls: .05 per minute
Below you will find general information about the telephone policy at Minnesota State Prisons
An offender can only make
out-going calls during specifically
allowed times. If you call a facility, you will not be transferred to your
loved one. If there is an emergency,
you can notify the facility of the
situation.
Offenders can place collect phone
calls, which will charge the recipient
of the phone call, or offenders may
purchase their own phone time
through canteen. Three-way phone
calls or forwarding a call when on
the phone with an offender is not
allowed.
If there is a death, serious illness,
or injury in an offender’s family,
you can call the facility where
the offender is housed and leave
a message. Staff will verify the
message and, once they have
verified it, give the message to the
offender.
Phone calls may be monitored and/or
recorded by staff. As with visits and
mail, communication that offenders
have with individuals outside of
the prison is monitored for security
purposes. Offenders are provided
with written notification of this and
there is notification posted by each telephone.