Jpay. Com was started in 2002 by Ryan Shapiro. In 2018 Bloomington reported a revenue of 30.4 million dollars. Three years later it has doubled to about 70.4 million.. 

Here is the cost charts to send money to a loved one in a state prison. Every two weeks when you put 25.00 dollars on their books it costs 7.95 that's a total of 206.00 dollars a year.

Send Money Rates
Rates Online
$ 0.00 -20.00.      $3.95
 $20.01-100.00.  $7.95
 $100.01-200.00   $9.95
 $200.01-300.00.  $11.95

To email your loved one you must buy stamps for your self and your loved one. The prices are as follows,

Email Postage FeesStamps Fee
6 $2.00
20 $5.00
35 $7.50
60 $10.00
Each typed page of text cost one stamp. Each attachment costs 1 stamp(s) 

So if you email once a day for a year that is doubled because you both must pay for a stamp.  The total is 95.40

A 30 second video costs 4 stamps.

A 30 minute video visit costs 7.95, so if you video visit 2 times a month it will cost you $190.80

Which is still cheaper than an in person visit.

Media rates:

Media RatesOnline
$0.01-20.00 $3.50

$20.01-100.00 $3.50$

100.01-200.00 $3.50

 $200.01-300.00 $3.50 

Let's say you only use that 6 times a year.  Total cost 21.00

Then you have phone calls: about 50 a month. For 12 months months

Total 600.00$ 

THE Rates for the services listed above have doubled in the last year.

So your grand total will be 1,113.20 out of a families pocket that is not a tax write off. You don't get that money back. 

If your loved one does let's say 20 years the grand total is 22,264, the down payment for a house. 

JPAY AND IT'S CEOs and owner have the market cornered and are taking advantage of families. The importance of staying in contact with your loved one is very important.

PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION ASKING THE JPAY COMPANY TO LOWER THE PRICES FOR THEIR SERVICES.