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I do think it would be useful for people who can't afford to go to the prison in person, the price is unreasonable. I don't know anything about prison but are

• tyingq 11y ago
  >>are in person visitations not like they are on tv where the person is behind glass and they talk on a phone? It varies. Many have "contact visits" where you're allowed to sit with the inmate. Not uncontrolled, though...heavily supervised, and usually, with assigned seating that keeps you a few feet apart.
• mdip 11y ago
  That depends - the cost of a hundred-mile drive (in both time and money) is also very high. $30/half-hour is a lot, but it could quickly be less expensive than some visits. That said, the cost is insane for something that basically runs over the internet with a relatively fixed cost for the provider. Outside of a prison, nobody would pay that much for a video call.