Communicating by Telephone

Each inmate shall have equal and adequate access to a telephone to maintain community ties and contacts with their attorneys. All housing units within a Butler County correctional facility have been equipped with commercial telephones.

Hours of Use

• Inmate telephones shall be turned on at 8:00 am and turned off at 10:30 pm every day.
• Phones are unavailable during meal times (11:30 am to 12:30 pm, and 5:30 to 6:30 pm)

Conditions of Calls

• All outgoing calls (local or long distance) will be collect calls only, or the inmate may buy a pre-paid phone card from commissary.
• There will be a fifteen (15) minute limit on all phone calls if other inmates are waiting to use the telephone.
• Inmates shall not abuse the use of pre-paid phone cards (to make prank calls, harass a civilian or an attorney, probation officer or the court, etc.). Inmates found to be abusing the phone cards may face potential criminal charges, as well as possible facility disciplinary actions.
• There shall be no incoming calls for inmates permitted in the facility.

Emergency / Special Circumstances

• Telephone usage may be suspended during an emergency or special circumstances, as dictated by the on-duty supervisor.