SD inmates to get voicemail system

The Department of Corrections is adding a voicemail feature that will allow people, for a $1 charge, to leave a 60-second message

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By Megan Luther
The Argus Leader

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota prison inmates soon will be able to check their voicemail.

The Department of Corrections is adding a voicemail feature that will allow people, for a $1 charge, to leave a 60-second message. Inmates will be able to check their messages twice a day at no cost.

The new system will cost taxpayers nothing, said Michael Winder, communications and information manager for the Department of Corrections. Instead, the $1 charge will pay for the infrastructure and operating costs. The state will not have to buy any new equipment.

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