In the digital age, the price to call countries continents away can be practically nothing, but the incarcerated can be hit with prices per minute up to $15. Where are the additional costs coming from?

MuckRock is trying to learn more about the national framework of phones in prison, but we’re getting hit with multiple public record fees. Help everyone learn more by contributing to our crowdfund and allowing us to publicly release information on how much sheriffs’ departments are making on inmates’ conversations.