- (1) calls made on institutional telephones designated for general inmate use may be intercepted, tape-recorded and monitored;
- (2) members shall not monitor inmate legal calls;
- (3) inmates who intend to call an attorney shall notify members in order to obtain access to a telephone that will not be monitored;
- (4) legal calls should not exceed thirty minutes;
- (5) attorney/representatives desiring to speak with an inmate client may leave a message, and the inmate may be allowed to return the call using the legal access procedure outlined;
- (6) inmates are not allowed to receive incoming calls; and
- (7) inmate calls shall be billed collect except in a case of verifiable emergency.
It is the policy of the Department that:
KEY: corrections, inmates, prisons, telephones
Date of Last Change: June 6, 1997
Notice of Continuation: November 13, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 64-13-10