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"The 1,000-plus inmates in Hinds County's three jails will soon talk to friends, family and attorneys through videoconferencing rather than eyeing each other through a Plexiglas screen in the jail's visiting area.Click here for videoThe Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the new visitation system, which could reap hundreds of thousands of dollars in fee income for the county. Global Tel Link Corp., which has placed similar systems in Mississippi's 15 regional jails and the three state prisons, will provide the service.It's touted not just as a revenue source but also as a safety move.\"Rather than going back into the pods and having to do one-on-one visitation, they can visit through the lobby through the visitation (system),\" said Dana Sims, an attorney for the Hinds County Sheriff's Department.A typical videoconference visit lasting about 20 minutes would cost $12.Installation could begin within the next 60 days, after the contract is finalized."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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