SB351

Requiring correctional facilities and jails to allow inmates and prisoners to make telephone calls at no cost.

Introduced·1/21/26
Introduced Text

Kansas SB351 mandates that inmates and prisoners in correctional facilities and jails cannot be charged for making telephone calls.

Kansas SB351 amends existing laws to ensure that inmates and prisoners in correctional facilities and jails cannot be charged for making telephone calls. The bill specifies that prisoners should not be required to make collect calls or set up prepaid accounts. Correctional facilities and jails may establish policies regarding the duration and frequency of telephone calls. The bill amends and repeals sections of the Kansas Statutes Annotated to implement these changes.

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Judiciary Committee
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History

Jan 22

Senate

Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Jan 21

Senate

Senate Introduced