Common use of Phone Calls Clause in Contracts

Phone Calls. Absent a court order or exceptional circumstances where there is a threat to the safety and security of staff, inmates, the public or state property, DOCCS will offer at least the following: 1. For the purposes of this Agreement, a “phone call” in SHU, a SHU Alternative Unit or the Separate Keeplock Unit means at least 15 minutes of phone use time, exclusive of the time needed to escort the inmate to or from the phone and without limitation to the number of calls an inmate may make within that 15 minutes. Such phone access will be presumed during such times as an inmate is offered access to a yard containing operating inmate telephones; 2. One phone call while the inmate is in PIMS Level II; 3. One phone call every 30 days to every inmate in PIMS Level III and Level IV; 4. Conduct a pilot program in the Mid-State Step-Down/Drug Treatment unit using a rolling phone cart to provide access to telephone calls. The pilot will begin when the unit opens, and within 3 months of initiating the pilot the parties will meet to discuss whether rolling carts are a feasible method of increasing phone access in SHUs and, if not, other possible alternatives that could be considered. 5. Greater access to phones may be provided in particular programs or at particular facilities, as provided in this Agreement.