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Arkansas State Prison phone rates and kickbacks

Arkansas ranks 48th in the nation for the affordability of a 15 minute call.

Kickbacks paid

$2,504,327.05 paid in 2019.

Percentage of call cost going to kickbacks: 74-80%

Kickback amount includes payments through August 2019.

Cost of a 15-minute Intrastate Call

Collect Prepaid Debit
Same state $4.80 $4.80 $4.80
Local $4.80 $4.80 $4.80

Detailed rates

Collect Prepaid Debit
Same state 3.12 + 0.12/min 3.12 + 0.12/min 3.12 + 0.12/min
Local 3.12 + 0.12/min 3.12 + 0.12/min 3.12 + 0.12/min

Phone service providers

Notes

Kickback amount includes payments through August 2019.

Kickback amount in the contract may differ from Arkansas Department of Corrections ' reported amount. The Public Information Officer at Arkansas DOC was unable to articulate the discrepancy.

Data current as of 2019-2020

Historical Data for Arkansas

County Data


Primary source documents

State DOC Rates

State DOC Contracts

State DOC Commission Data

County Contracts