In NJ prisons, digital access comes at a price for inmates and their families

In NJ prisons, digital access comes at a price for inmates and their families

New Jersey prison officials say their switch to a new telecommunications vendor will save incarcerated people money. But those in custody have doubts. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)People incarcerated in New Jersey make as little as a dollar a day working prison jobs, but they paid more than $28 million over the past decade to the for-profit company that provides video visits, electronic messaging, music, and other digital conte…