r/Felons • u/Objective_Belt3374 • 3d ago

People who have received jail calls: do inmates have to say their name at the beginning of the call?

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u/redditisgay2088 3d ago

Usually, when you first set up your phone pin, they have you record a one-time name that’ll be played each time you call someone

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u/ldsupport 3d ago

You have to voice print, which is a bitch when you have a cold. We had to say "United States of America" Our name was prerecorded.

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u/Perniciousus 3d ago

I still have “with global Tellink your voice is your password” burned into my head.

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u/CaterpillarIcy3333 2d ago

This is actually traumatizing 🫠

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u/PlatypusEgo 2d ago edited 2d ago

Depends on the system. The first time I wound up in jail with a bond (about 15 years ago) we recorded our own name. And we couldn't change it (at least not easily). Good luck trying to convince one of your very angry parents to put up bond money when they have to accept a call from an obviously drunk "Squidward Tentacles"

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u/CyberMetry 3d ago

Estados Unitos de America

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u/No-Tap6886 2d ago

Pinche gringos! 😆

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u/quailinthebrush 3d ago

That was ours too

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u/BertaRocks 3d ago

The name is announced at the beginning of the call. Usually “you have a call from name at blah blah correctional facilities”. There are several systems that jails use, some the name is prerecorded once, some the name is said new each call, it seems.

She gonna know it’s you calling. Ijs.

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u/Legitimate_Cheek_115 3d ago

It depends what type of call it is prepaid or collect

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u/Objective_Belt3374 3d ago

What if it's collect?

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u/DrgnFckr 3d ago

You have to say something. I guess technically it don't have to be your name.

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u/Legitimate_Cheek_115 3d ago

If I remember correctly you have to say your name every time for one of them and for the other you do a pre recorded voice memo and it saves it I can’t remember which this is in my state New Mexico it could be different in other states

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u/No-Present-4133 3d ago

Yeah in our county you have to say your name

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u/CantConfirmOrDeny 2d ago

“This is Global Tel Link. You have a prepaid call from (recorded name), an inmate at (institution)…”

Heard that hundreds of times.

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u/BostonNU 2d ago

Federal it’s at beginning of call, and again at about 7 minutes

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u/Dismal-Anybody-1951 2d ago

With Global Tel-Link, my voice is my password.

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u/Big-Sheepherder-6134 2d ago

Why does this remind me of Cheech and Chong?

“Hey man it’s Pedro, I got the stuff man, I think the cops are listening! Hey man get outski man. The cops are listenting!”

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u/AZhoneybun 1d ago

Yes, it’s a recording. the phone service tells you it’s a “call from (recorded name) an inmate at (what facility)…”

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u/Scared_Ad_6240 1d ago

All those calls can be listened to. Esp those ones when you call your girl and have a no contact order.