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Historical Vermont State Prison phone rates and kickbacks

Same-state long distance rates

Year Collect Prepaid Debit
2019 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes
2018 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes
2017 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes
2012 1.13 + 0.14/min<br>$3.23/15 minutes 0.90 + 0.09/min<br>$2.25/15 minutes 0.45 + 0.09/min<br>$1.80/15 minutes
2010 N/A N/A N/A
2009 N/A N/A N/A

Interstate long distance rates

Year Collect Prepaid Debit
2019 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes
2018 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes
2017 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes 0.069/min<br>$1.04/15 minutes
2012 1.13 + 0.14/min<br>$3.23/15 minutes 0.90 + 0.09/min<br>$2.25/15 minutes 0.45 + 0.09/min<br>$1.80/15 minutes
2010 N/A N/A N/A
2009 N/A N/A N/A

Local rates

Year Collect Prepaid Debit
2019 0.039/min<br>$0.58/15 minutes 0.039/min<br>$0.58/15 minutes 0.039/min<br>$0.58/15 minutes
2018 0.039/min<br>$0.58/15 minutes 0.039/min<br>$0.58/15 minutes 0.039/min<br>$0.58/15 minutes
2017 0.039/min<br>$0.58/15 minutes 0.039/min<br>$0.58/15 minutes 0.039/min<br>$0.58/15 minutes
2012 1.13 + 0.06/min<br>$2.03/15 minutes 0.90 + 0.05/min<br>$1.65/15 minutes 0.23 + 0.05/min<br>$0.98/15 minutes
2010 N/A N/A N/A
2009 N/A N/A N/A

Kickbacks

Year Kickbacks paid Companies Notes
2019 $165,691.68 GTL
2018 $165,691.68 GTL
2017 $165,691.68 GTL
2012 $482,292.11 PCS (GTL)
2010 $467,295.94
2009 $303,160.50

Historical source documents

State DOC Rates

State DOC Contracts

State DOC Commission Data