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Telephones in Jail
LA County Jail Interview
*Names have been changed to protect privacy.
Jail Media: Did you have regular access to telephones? Was it just a collect call, or did you have calling cards?
Ben Smith: It’s a collect call, but you can actually order through the commissary that comes around once a week phone cards. They’re about $10 for 45 minutes to an hour.
Jail Media: Did the jail ever screen your calls?
Ben Smith: There’s signs saying they are screening your calls. Whether they are or not, I’m not sure. Just watch out for what you say on the phone.