Massachusetts State Prison phone rates and kickbacks | Prison Phone Justice

Massachusetts State Prison phone rates and kickbacks

Massachusetts ranks 24th in the nation for the affordability of a 15 minute call.

Kickbacks paid

$2,388,145.59 paid in 2019.

Percentage of call cost going to kickbacks: 76.2%

Kickback amount from Jan - Oct 2018

Cost of a 15-minute Intrastate Call

	Collect	Prepaid	Debit
Same state	$1.50	$1.50	$1.50
Local	$1.50	$1.50	$1.50

Detailed rates

	Collect	Prepaid	Debit
Same state	0.10/min	0.10/min	0.10/min
Local	0.10/min	0.10/min	0.10/min

Phone service providers

Securus

Notes

2019 kickback data not yet available; Amount from Jan - Oct 2018.

Data current as of 2019-2020

Historical Data for Massachusetts

Primary source documents

State DOC Rates

State DOC Contracts

State DOC Commission Data

Administrative Rulings

MA- Appeal and Letter to MA Dept. of Telecommunications & Cable