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                                                         Exhibit 12.1
                                                                                                                                
                                                         Evercom, Inc.   
                                             Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios
                                                Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                                          (in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                         Combined Predecessors      |        The Company
                                                     -------------------------------|-------------------------------             
                                                                                                                               
                                                      Years Ended      Eleven Months|  One Month       Years Ended
                                                      December 31,         Ended    |    Ended         December 31,  
                                                     --------------     November 30,| December 31,    --------------
                                                     1994      1995         1996    |     1996        1997      1998
                                                     ----      ----    -------------| ------------    ----      ----             
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Earnings:                                                                           |
                                                                                    |                                            
   Income (loss) from continuing operations before                                  |
           income taxes and extraordinary loss       $1,647    $2,230      $5,183   |    $(283)     $(12,829) $(25,410) 
                                                                                    |                                       
   Interest expense                                     745     1,360       1,469   |      612        11,138    19,638  
                                                                                    |                                       
   Interest portion of rent expense                      57        87          56   |        0           129       306 
                                                                                    |                                       
                                                      ------   ------      ------   |     -----     --------   --------     
   Earnings available for fixed charges               $2,449   $3,677      $6,708   |     $ 329     $ (1,562)  $ (5,466) 
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                                                                                    |                                       
Fixed Charges:                                                                      |
                                                                                    |                                            
   Interest expense                                   $  745   $1,360      $1,469   |     $ 612     $ 11,138   $ 19,638  
                                                                                    |                                       
   Interest portion of rent expense                       57       87          56   |         0          129        306 
                                                      ------   ------      ------   |     -----     --------   --------  
                                                                                    |                                       
   Total fixed charges                                $  802   $1,447      $1,525   |     $ 612     $ 11,267   $ 19,944  
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                                                                                    |                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                       3.1      2.5         4.4   |        --           --         --  
                                                                                    |                                            
Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges                   --       --          --   |     $ 283     $ 12,829   $ 25,410  
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