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Prison Call Centers

Last night as I was watching "Inside Edition", they reported on call centers being run from prisons. :eek: There are currently 17 states that allow this, but only two states require the prisoners to tell you they are calling from prison. In other words, the next time a telemarketer calls trying to sell you magazines, they may be calling from a prison call center.

One of the prisoners called a home and the 15 year-old daughter answered the phone. He deviated from the script and got the girl's name, age, address, and a physical description. Days later, she received a "pen pal" letter in the mail from another convict in prison with the man she spoke with.

So, be careful, especially with your personal information!

You have got to be kidding me...

:eek: :eek: What is wrong with that child... why would anybody give out their physical description to some man they don't know... my momma taught me what to do when telemarketers call... say No Thank you or theres no adult here and HANG UP the phone WTF... that takes all of 15 seconds so he shouldnt have even had the time or pleasure of know the childs name... thats how you end up on a milk carton...

This is some Hot Mess! You never know who you are giving out info to!

Why in the world would they even institute a call center in a prison ~ that just doesn't make sense! :rolleyes:

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Originally posted by DreamfulOne
Why in the world would they even institute a call center in a prison ~ that just doesn't make sense! :rolleyes:

Well, I think it's not a bad idea, in a way. I used to work in a call center. I HATED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. HATED IT, HATED IT, HATED IT!!!!!!! So in that respect, let the convicts sit on the phone, all day, can't get up, can't go to the potty, can't chit chat with your co-workers, can't eat at your desk, can't have reading materials at your desk, gotta talk all day, can't go into call-work or idle, stay at the desk, just sit all day, and talk, and sit, and talk. It was miserable. I hope they are ALL just as miserable as I was. Crying in the morning on the way to work, crying at work, crying at lunch time, crying at work, crying myself to sleep, because I hated that job. I hope they are just as miserable.

On the other hand, that is lightweight some mess. Do our tax dollars pay for the long distance calls they have to make??? :mad: I swear, we pay so much to try and rehabilitate these fools. And for what? For them to come right back out and do the same crap. yeah, a few people (Nathan McCall and Patrice Gaines, for example) come out changed. But some of them like jail. I say let them rot there. I'm in a bad mood today. I'm going to go now. I'll be back when I'm my usual chipper self.

I believe some states allow companies to contract with the prisons for the labor. They basically have a captive (ha,ha) work force. They pay them a minimal wage (only cause they have to). The problem is that if they are selling things, you may be that person who buys from telemarketer and provide them with your SSN, your credit csard number, name address,etc/ Next thing you know you have given a felon all the info need to find you. YIKES!!

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Originally posted by Kimmie1913
I believe some states allow companies to contract with the prisons for the labor. They basically have a captive (ha,ha) work force. They pay them a minimal wage (only cause they have to). The problem is that if they are selling things, you may be that person who buys from telemarketer and provide them with your SSN, your credit csard number, name address,etc/ Next thing you know you have given a felon all the info need to find you. YIKES!!

You are absolutely correct!

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Originally posted by Ideal08

Well, I think it's not a bad idea, in a way. I used to work in a call center. I HATED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. HATED IT, HATED IT, HATED IT!!!!!!! So in that respect, let the convicts sit on the phone, all day, can't get up, can't go to the potty, can't chit chat with your co-workers, can't eat at your desk, can't have reading materials at your desk, gotta talk all day, can't go into call-work or idle, stay at the desk, just sit all day, and talk, and sit, and talk. It was miserable. I hope they are ALL just as miserable as I was. Crying in the morning on the way to work, crying at work, crying at lunch time, crying at work, crying myself to sleep, because I hated that job. I hope they are just as miserable.
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I'm sorry you had to work a job like that... but i was lmao when i read this...was... im still laughin... im so sillie.... :D :D Im madd that GC told me i had too many smilies... well i did have a lot but daym can i LIVE