Prison collect call to hospital land phone?

Question

my fiancé's dad is in hospital at the moment, suffering from cancer. It doesn't look good at all and as he isn't home, there is no way for my fiancé to call him from prison. I mean you can't do a collect call to a hospital phone, right?

My fiancé has been crying for days know and all he wants is to speak to his dad for a few minutes. He means A LOT to him as he was the one who brought him up... It is so hard on him...

The prison told me there might be a possibility for a special call if his dad is so sick which means that he doesn't have to add him to his phone list (he couldn't do so until October which is going to be too late).

My fiancé told me they definitely won't allow him to do a normal phone call - no way. I'm planning on calling my fiancé`s counselor later today to see what he tells me but before doing so, I was wondering of anyone of you has ever been through something like that and knows if there is a possibility?

Thank you for letting me know!

Answer 1

I haven't been threw it but I have a suggestion. Go to your house accept the collect call then call the hospital 3 way. That way your fiance and his father can talk. Good Luck. Collect calls can be expensive. I know you want to talk to him but write a letter instead. It's cheaper.  

Answer 2

I can only guess that different state or government prisons have their own policy when it comes to phones calls. In this situation,  I can't see why the unit team would say no to something like this. You may also want to contact the institution chaplin and tell them what is going on.

You may also want to find out about his phone list and see if anyone on there has a cell phone. Just have them there at the hospital he makes the phone call.

Answer 3

petition the court to allow him a guarded visit. Contact the Salvation Army and ask them for assistance.

a third party call will cause him to lose his phone privledges, there is a great amount of fraud caused by jail phones.

Answer 4

The best thing to do is to get him a calling card. You can buy one and have him call you to give him the number if he is too far away to take it to him.

Best of luck