. $265 billion a year in taxpayer spending means a sure profit for companies like securist, who chargeuse phones to call their loved ones. ♪ >> for individual families, it's not uncommon for them to pay $500 a month. but you're talking about the most economically vulnerable families in our society. they're being weighted with the burden, not only of a loved one, who might have been the primary breadwinner. now, that breadwinner is gone and now that family is, in essence, being overly taxed. >> we're talking about a phone call? >> we're talking about a phone call. >> the fees inmates pay for everyday services are several times what we pay outside of prisons. and companies like securus continue to see their profits rise at the expense of poor and black inmates. >> there's a number of companies that profit from the poor that end up getting locked up. whether it be the telephone companies that profit from telephone rates. the companies that manage financial flows to and from people in prison and their families. food service companies. there's a lot of money to be made in this industry. >>