Louisiana State Prison phone rates and kickbacks

Louisiana ranks 43rd in the nation for the affordability of a 15 minute call.

Kickbacks paid

$3,044,009.33 paid in 2016.

Percentage of call cost going to kickbacks: 70%

Cost of a 15-minute Intrastate Call

	Collect	Prepaid	Debit
Same state	$3.15	$3.15	$3.15
Local	$3.15	$3.15	$3.15

Detailed rates

	Collect	Prepaid	Debit
Same state	0.21/min	0.21/min	0.21/min
Local	0.21/min	0.21/min	0.21/min

Phone service providers

Securus

Notes

As of July 6, 2016 the 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.

Data current as of 2016-2017

Historical Data for Louisiana

Primary source documents

Louisiana 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

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PLN Coverage of Prison Phone Justice

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