LeBeau
07-11-2006, 12:02 PM
I just got off the phone with Sacramento, a delightful woman from the CDCR's telecommunications branch was kind enough to be very prompt about returning the call I placed this morning....
Lately we've had a number of questions come up concerning PCO, forwarding calls from home to your cell, etc, so I went to the source to try to get some answers:
PCO, and similar services: Use of these services is NOT prohibited at the state level. MCI hates it, but that is not the problem of the CDCR. As long as this method is not used to circumvent the Department's security policies, the CDCR could care less.
It is important to note, however, that individual institutions DO have the authority to prohibit the practice. Any policy prohibiting use of a forwarding service must be in writing.
Forwarding calls from home to your own cell, again, is NOT a policy violation at the state level, they kind of hate it, but it is not something they are going to concern themselves with unless it begins to show itself as a source of significant trouble. again, State policy notwithstanding, the practice may be prohibited by individual facilities and it is the responsibility of the person recieving the calls to know the policy for the facility from which a call originates. The Public Information Officer or the Warden's Office can advise you of the policy for the facility from which you recieve calls.
Three way calls ARE PROHIBITED by CDCR policy, and they mean it. No institution has the authority to permit third party calls and there are no circumstances under which it is acceptable.
I hope that clears up some of the questions.:D
Lately we've had a number of questions come up concerning PCO, forwarding calls from home to your cell, etc, so I went to the source to try to get some answers:
PCO, and similar services: Use of these services is NOT prohibited at the state level. MCI hates it, but that is not the problem of the CDCR. As long as this method is not used to circumvent the Department's security policies, the CDCR could care less.
It is important to note, however, that individual institutions DO have the authority to prohibit the practice. Any policy prohibiting use of a forwarding service must be in writing.
Forwarding calls from home to your own cell, again, is NOT a policy violation at the state level, they kind of hate it, but it is not something they are going to concern themselves with unless it begins to show itself as a source of significant trouble. again, State policy notwithstanding, the practice may be prohibited by individual facilities and it is the responsibility of the person recieving the calls to know the policy for the facility from which a call originates. The Public Information Officer or the Warden's Office can advise you of the policy for the facility from which you recieve calls.
Three way calls ARE PROHIBITED by CDCR policy, and they mean it. No institution has the authority to permit third party calls and there are no circumstances under which it is acceptable.
I hope that clears up some of the questions.:D