Passaic County Jail

Telephones

Interview with Brad


JM: Did you have regular access to telephones?
Brad: As I stated earlier the phone calls cost $4.89 for the first min. then .89 cents a min. so the answer is no.

JM: What types of charges applied for calling people?
Brad: The New Jersey inmates paid $1.60 for the first min. then .03 cents a minute....

JM: Did you need to buy phone cards to call out?
Brad: You can buy phone time thru commissary or your family could call a company name CBS to put money onto their phone.

JM: Did the jail screen your calls?
Brad: There was an automated message that said they could screen these calls....all except known legal calls.