Michigan State Prison phone rates and kickbacks | Prison Phone Justice

Michigan State Prison phone rates and kickbacks

Michigan ranks 35th in the nation for the affordability of a 15 minute call.

Kickbacks paid

$9,889,212.18 paid in 2019.

Percentage of call cost going to kickbacks: 71.75-73.5%

2019 kickback data not yet available; Kickback amount from Jan - Sept 2018.

Cost of a 15-minute Intrastate Call

	Collect	Prepaid	Debit
Same state	$2.40	$2.40	$2.40
Local	$2.40	$2.40	$2.40

Detailed rates

	Collect	Prepaid	Debit
Same state	0.16/min	0.16/min	0.16/min
Local	0.16/min	0.16/min	0.16/min

Phone service providers

PCS (GTL)

Notes

2019 kickback data not yet available; Kickback amount from Jan - Sept 2018.

Data current as of 2019-2020

Historical Data for Michigan

Primary source documents

State DOC Rates

State DOC Contracts

State DOC Commission Data

Legislation

MI Prison Phone Legislation Banning Kickbacks 2008