Because collect calls from prisons weren’t annoying enough.
Now you’ll get a facetime call.
Yeah but all those prison babes who see my dating profile on their free internet, will now be able to video chat with me.
Seriously it’s probably not a bad idea. Charging exorbitant fees for family to contact is just not right. Video chats would probably reduce foot traffic to the prison.
I was attached to such a project for a comm company.
The recipient had the option of blocking future calls.
However, one of the things a colleague came across in examining the reverse directory feature for the prison system was a set of calls to a national department store location.
Turned out an inmate's gf worked there, and the chain's comm people neglected to block the ability to accept collect calls at the store.