(a) Identification of calls.--Telecommunication service providers which provide telecommunication services to State correctional institutions shall identify to the called party any call made by an inmate as originating from a correctional institution.
(b) Payment of calls.--
(1) The Department of Corrections may direct that calls made by an inmate shall be collect calls.
(2) The Department of Corrections may provide guidelines for alternative payment methods for telephone calls made by inmates, provided that the alternative methods are consistent with security needs, orderly operation of the prison and the public interest.
(c) No cause of action created.--This section shall not be construed to create any cause of action or any legal right in any person or entity. In addition, this section is not intended to create any right of an inmate to make a telephone call or to compel a particular method of payment.
(Dec. 18, 1996, P.L.1061, No.156, eff. 60 days; Apr. 2, 2002, P.L.218, No.23, eff. imd.)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 29 - Telephone and Telegraph Wires
Section 2902 - Private wire for gambling information prohibited
Section 2903 - Written contract for private wire
Section 2904 - Joint use of telephone and telegraph facilities
Section 2905 - Telephone message services
Section 2906 - Dissemination of telephone numbers and other identifying information
Section 2907 - State correctional institutions
Section 2911 - Legislative findings and declarations
Section 2912 - Availability of adequate coin telephone service
Section 2913 - Minimum service requirement