&quot;Prison and jail communications is a $1.2 billion a year business, whose handsome profits come from serving a captive and inelastic market.&quot;<p>Securus is used by more than 1.2 million inmates and make $404 million in revenue, equating to an average of $336 per inmate per year, or $28 per month. This for a service that&#x27;s far more limited than equivalent cheap prepaid mobile plans you&#x27;d be able to get.<p>Other than just being amazed at the potential violations of attorney-client privilege, I&#x27;m stunned that they&#x27;re allowed to price gouge a literally captive market, and then offer kickbacks to those helping them keep their monopoly.<p>Given telecommunications can be lifelines to normality and returning to society a well adjusted and prepared individual, it&#x27;s tragic. Remember, many people in prison in the US are there for non-violent offenses.