telephones are not free!

Unfortunately not enough of us are living by this. I know that the Corectional Service of Canada is not following any of the suggestions here.

I just received this month's phone bill. nearly $300.00!

It is only around the 30 dollar mark to have a Telus phone line and us it locally. But, When you have a loved one in prison, there is no economical phone service. At least not here in the west. Derik can only phone us collect. There is minimum connection fee of $1.75. Now if that was it, we could afford it. But, the calls can only be made to another Telus number. That is where the rest of my telephone ill comes from. 47 cents a minute is gouging! I have another service, WestCoast Teltech, which would not ave any long distance charges on it ecause it is a local Victoria number. Unfortunately, Telus will not allow the call to go to that number. $270.00 for 4 phone calls in one month is not reasonable.

Since deregulation of the telephone service providers, the costs have increased by 1300% This is nothing short of holding prisoners hostage. Most prisoners families are in low income groups. Exhorbitant phone bills prevent the maintenance of family ties, community involvement, and rehabilitation. It places undue hardship on the families at a time when support is needed most.


To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. ~ Lewis B. Smedes Most of us carry around anger, resentment, jealousy, or some other negative emotion directed to other...

So where is this anger generated by the unfair telephone system being directed? The telephone company is too hard to be angry with, you need the service to communicate. So, the anger is directed at the powers that be in the prisons. To the prisoner and his family, this is where the restrictions appear to be coming from. This does not lead towards the rehabilitation that is preached by the system. Some will lash out somehow, and the angrier they are, the more damaging the lashing.

It is more than enough punishment to be locked up. no more!

Please write to Canada's Prime Mnister and the Minister of Justice at Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0A1

Coach Elouise
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