Montana State Prison phone rates and kickbacks | Prison Phone Justice

Montana State Prison phone rates and kickbacks

Montana ranks 33rd in the nation for the affordability of a 15 minute call.

Kickbacks paid

$276,000.00 paid in 2019.

Percentage of call cost going to kickbacks: Unknown

Flat monthly rate of $23,000. All commissions earned go into the "inmate welfare fund."

Cost of a 15-minute Intrastate Call

	Collect	Prepaid	Debit
Same state	$2.14	$2.14	$2.14
Local	$2.14	$2.14	$2.14

Detailed rates

	Collect	Prepaid	Debit
Same state	0.143/min	0.143/min	0.143/min
Local	0.143/min	0.143/min	0.143/min

Phone service providers

CenturyLink

Data current as of 2019-2020

Historical Data for Montana

Primary source documents

State DOC Rates

State DOC Contracts

State DOC Commission Data