Martin County Jail

Telephones

Interview with Jenna and Diane


JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
Jenna: most times - when they remembered to turn them on that is
Diane: yes, but they can turn them off at any time

JM: What types of charges applied for calling people?
Jenna: oh my god !!!! now that should be criminal - you had to have someone deposit money into an account for the phone - a company provided by the jail - calls were limited to 15 mins. but could cost upward of $20.00 - it has been over a year & i have yet to receive the money left over from that account - or from my commissary jail account - was informed that it was a privilege to have while in jail - what was left was then taken as a charge for being there.
Diane: Well since most people operate off their cell phones only now they had to set up an account on a calling card to receive phone calls. It came out to be about fifty dollars for the week.

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
Jenna: it was a company you had to go thru
Diane: no

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
Jenna: i imagine they did - a recording informed what was not allowed to be discussed - i was never personally cut off - but i had not broken the discussion rules
Diane: yes I am sure they did.