San Francisco is going to stop charging jail inmates for phone calls.
Have you ever wondered how much it costs to make a phone call from jail?
An in-state call from the San Francisco county jail lasting about 15 minutes costs $2.10, which adds up pretty quickly if you make a couple calls a day, are broke and in jail.
Mayor London Breed and Sheriff Vicki Hennessy want to stop charging for phone calls and eliminate the 43% markup on items in the jail store.
Inmates — or primarily their families — pay about $1.7 million a year for phone calls and a fat markup at the commissary.