Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher (D-Montgomery) testifies Thursday on his bill that would stop the practice of charging people in prison for phone calls. Sen. William G. Folden (R-Frederici), left, listens. Photo by William J. Ford.
Three cents a minute may not sound like much, but it adds up to millions of dollars every year for those incarcerated in Maryland prisons, and Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher (D-Montgomery) doesn’t think that’s right.
Waldstreicher is the sponsor of a bill that would force the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to pick up the cost of phone calls for people in state prisons, who are now charged for their calls…