Department of Corrections Inmate Phone Costs

Joint Budget Committee. Under current law, beginning July 1, 2025, the department of corrections is required to cover 100% of all inmate phone call costs. The bill changes the amount the department of corrections is required to cover, beginning July 1, 2025, to 75% of all inmate phone call costs. The bill requires the department of corrections to cover 100% of all inmate phone call costs on and after July 1, 2026. The bill appropriates $1,436,165 from the general fund to the department of corrections for inmate telephone calls.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)