Requiring correctional facilities and jails to allow inmates and prisoners to make telephone calls at no cost.

Summary

The bill would amend state law so that anyone held in a city or county jail, a state correctional facility, or in protective custody could not be charged for telephone calls. It also bars the use of collect or prepaid‑collect accounts, leaving facilities only to set rules on call length and frequency. The purpose is to guarantee detainees communication without cost.

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