Dallas County Drops Jail Phone Call Cost to $.01 per Minute
Dallas County commissioners voted to reduce the cost of jail phone calls to 1 cent per minute. The new rate is a 95% reduction in costs, making it the lowest rate in the country. As part of the contract, Dallas County will forgo profits from jail phone calls reducing county revenues by $2.8 million. Commissioners remark that the cheaper calls will help reduce recidivism rates, ultimately lowering the county’s jail costs by getting people out quicker.
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