Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2907 (2026)

State correctional institutions.

✓ current as of May 2026

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§ 2907. State correctional institutions.

(a) Identification of calls.--Telecommunication service providers which provide telecommunication services to State correctional institutions shall identify to the called party any call made by an inmate as originating from a correctional institution.

(b) Payment of calls.--

(1) The Department of Corrections may direct that calls made by an inmate shall be collect calls.

(2) The Department of Corrections may provide guidelines for alternative payment methods for telephone calls made by inmates, provided that the alternative methods are consistent with security needs, orderly operation of the prison and the public interest.

(c) No cause of action created.--This section shall not be construed to create any cause of action or any legal right in any person or entity. In addition, this section is not intended to create any right of an inmate to make a telephone call or to compel a particular method of payment.

(Dec. 18, 1996, P.L.1061, No.156, eff. 60 days; Apr. 2, 2002, P.L.218, No.23, eff. imd.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1998–1998 · leading case: Chimenti v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Corr., 720 A.2d 205 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998).

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Chimenti v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Corr., 720 A.2d 205 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998). · cites it 2× “Section 2907 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 2907, entitled State correctional institutions, provides as follows: (a) Identification of calls.”

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