Prison Phone Justice

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

ATTENTION:
Tennessee Department of Correction has chosen to decrease calling rates at its institutions by
eliminating surcharges on all in-state calling and implementing per-minute calling rates lower
than those mandated by the Federal Communications Commission. Effective March 17, 2016,
the reduced calling rates and funding fees shown below will be implemented:

Call Type
Local
Intralata (In-State)
Interlata (In-State)
Interstate (Out-of-State)

Fee
Pre-Paid Collect
Pre-Paid Collect
Pre-Paid Collect
Pre-Paid Collect

Universal Service
Fund

Calling Rates
Collect, Pre-Paid Collect and Debit
Per Minute Rate
Cost of a 15-Minute Call
$0.07
$1.05
$0.11
$1.65
$0.16
$2.40
$0.21
$3.15

Pre-Paid Collect Funding Fees
Fee Description
Pre-Paid Collect Funding Fee charged for funding
a Pre-Paid Collect account via IVR, website, etc.
Pre-Paid Collect Funding Fee charged for funding
a Pre-Paid Collect account via live agent.
Pre-Paid Collect Funding Fee charged for funding
a Pre-Paid Collect via check or money order.
Fees charged to end-users for funding a Pre-Paid
Collect account via-third parties (i.e. Money
Gram, Western Union, etc.).
Universal Service Fund is applied to only
interstate and international calls and is changed
quarterly by the FCC.

Applicable Taxes
All required taxes are allowed.
All Other Fees

Fees or charges applied by Contractor or a third
party for calls processed through the inmate
telephone system from the Correctional
Facilities.

Amount

$3.00 per deposit
$5.95 per deposit
$0.00 per deposit
$0.00
100% Pass Through; No
Mark-up Allowed
18.2%*
*adjusted quarterly
Vary
100% Pass Through; No
Mark-up Allowed
$0.00

In addition, the $50.00 funding minimum for pre-paid collect account deposits will no longer be required.

As a reminder, friends and family can contact Global Tel*Link via phone at (800) 483-8314 or via the web at
www.offenderconnect.com to set-up and/or fund a pre-paid collect account.