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Wisconsin State Prison phone rates and kickbacks

Wisconsin ranks 29th in the nation for the affordability of a 15 minute call.

Kickbacks paid

$625,586.27 paid in 2017.

Percentage of call cost going to kickbacks: 30%

Cost of a 15-minute Intrastate Call

Collect Prepaid Debit
Same state $1.80 $1.80 N/A
Local $1.80 $1.80 N/A

Detailed rates

Collect Prepaid Debit
Same state 0.12/min 0.12/min N/A
Local 0.12/min 0.12/min N/A

Phone service providers

Notes

Rates current as of May 2017.

Data current as of 2017-2018

Historical Data for Wisconsin


Primary source documents

State DOC Rates

State DOC Contracts

State DOC Commission Data