Bill > HB2157

This bill introduces a new section to Arizona's legal code (41-1604.21) that restricts the terms of contracts for inmate telephone system services. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Arizona Department of Corrections from entering into contracts that generate revenue beyond the department's reasonable operating costs for managing the inmate telephone system. This means the department cannot accept commissions, profit-sharing arrangements, percentage payments, signing bonuses, inflated rent payments, or receive additional technologies unrelated to the actual telephone service. The goal appears to be preventing the department from profiting from or having financial incentives that could potentially exploit inmates or their families through telephone service contracts, ensuring that such contracts are focused solely on providing necessary communication services at a fair and transparent cost.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/81855