National Incarcerated people pay about 5 dollars for a 30-minute phone call. A new bill wants to change that 7:54am October 23, 2022 by Ayesha Rascoe Share URL copied to clipboard! Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. 300x250 Ad 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate