R251-702-3. Policy

It is the policy of the Department that: (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.