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North Carolina State Prison phone rates and kickbacks

North Carolina ranks 24th in the nation for the affordability of a 15 minute call.

Kickbacks paid

$7,627,426.11 paid in 2017.

Percentage of call cost going to kickbacks: 58%

Cost of a 15-minute Intrastate Call

Collect Prepaid Debit
Same state $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
Local $1.50 $1.50 $1.50

Detailed rates

Collect Prepaid Debit
Same state 0.10/min 0.10/min 0.10/min
Local 0.10/min 0.10/min 0.10/min

Phone service providers

Notes

Kickbacks data from FY 2014

Data current as of 2017-2018

Historical Data for North Carolina


Primary source documents

State DOC Rates

State DOC Contracts

State DOC Commission Data