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2005 SESSION

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HB 1765 Telephone systems within correctional facilities; requiring facilities to offer debit system.

Introduced by: James H. Dillard-resigned 9/1 | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Telephone systems within correctional facilities.  Requires the Department of Corrections to offer prepaid or debit telephone systems, in addition to existing collect calling systems.  Such telephone systems may be established with the lowest available rates.  The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2006.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Telephone systems within correctional facilities. Requires each state, local and regional correctional facility to offer debit telephone systems, in addition to any existing collect calling system, which allow telephone calls to be placed to the telephone number or numbers where an incarcerated person's child or children reside. Such telephone systems shall be established with the lowest available rates and no cumulative time limits shall be placed on calls to such numbers.