CAPPS Analysis | June 2011  

CAPPS and MICURE examined a telephone contract that nearly doubled prisoner telephone rates.

Prisoner contact with family and friends is essential to successful reintegration and thus, a smaller prison population.  However, a contract with a new telephone vendor nearly doubled the phone rates.  CAPPS and MI-CURE analyzed the bidding process to determine the reason for the increase.  The results can be found below:

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Read>> Final pricing comparison

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