Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports.
Inmate telephone systems, which allow inmates to make phone calls to friends and family, are installed in every correctional facility in the country. Inmates pay for these phone systems through funds deposited into their trust-fund accounts. This money can be deposited by friends or family via check, money order or through Western Union transfers; some facilities even allow online and phone deposits, or deposits made through a machine in the actual facility. Funds deposited into these accounts can also be used to purchase food and other items from the facility’s commissary, and when an item is purchased or a phone call is made, the cost is automatically deducted from the inmate’s account.
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