Phone companies can charge outrageous amounts for inmate calls.
April 13 relatives of a dozen inmates sued in Federal court over telephone bills for collect calls from prisons and jails in Illinios and Cook County. One plaintiff spent half her monthly income on the telephone bill of her incarcerated husband. The suit seeks unspecified damages, and a less expensive alternative for prisoners. One alternative already in use is to create a remote call forwarding number. For more information on how to set up a call forwarding number click here to go to Beating the High Cost of Inmate Collect Calls .