""Now we can talk. We can have in-depth conversations about finances, about how my day was, how his day was, what's going on in our communities, with our children... We're not cramped into [just] 15 minutes, trying to get life in that one moment.""
""Since the policies went into effect, incarcerated people with access to free phones have placed an additional 600 million phone calls, leading to an additional 6.4 billion call minutes.""
Starting in 2023, phone calls from California prisons became free, allowing unlimited 15-minute calls. This change has enabled families to engage in meaningful conversations about daily life and finances without the pressure of time constraints. California joins several states that have implemented free calls, impacting over 330,000 incarcerated individuals. Since the policy's implementation, there has been a significant increase in call volume, resulting in over $620 million in savings for families, predominantly benefiting Black and brown communities.
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