Kentucky State Prison phone rates and kickbacks

Kentucky ranks 51st in the nation for the affordability of a 15 minute call.

Kickbacks paid

$0.00 paid in 2017.

Percentage of call cost going to kickbacks: 54%

Cost of a 15-minute Intrastate Call

	Collect	Prepaid	Debit
Same state	$5.70	N/A	N/A
Local	$1.85	N/A	N/A

Detailed rates

	Collect	Prepaid	Debit
Same state	1.78 + 0.28/min	N/A	N/A
Local	1.85 flat	N/A	free

Phone service providers

Securus

Notes

As of April 2017 the same-state rates listed above reflect an initial higher rate for the first minute and a lower per minute rate for each additional minute of the call.

Only collect calls are allowed.
Collect calls to cell phones are $9.99 per call.

Data current as of 2017-2018

Historical Data for Kentucky

Primary source documents

Kentucky State Prison phone rates and kickbacks

Kickbacks paid

Cost of a 15-minute Intrastate Call

Detailed rates

Phone service providers

Notes

Primary source documents

State DOC Rates

State DOC Contracts

State DOC Commission Data

Administrative Rulings

Prison Phone Justice Articles and Documents

PLN Coverage of Prison Phone Justice

Florida County Makes Free Jail Phone Calls Available

Massachusetts Becomes the Fifth State to Make Prison Phone Calls Free

Minnesota Prison on Lockdown After Protest Over Dirty Water, Lack of Phone Use and Out-of-Cell Time

Ninth Circuit Revives Challenge by Federal Prisoner in Arizona to BOP’s 300-Minute Monthly Phone Cap

More articles