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Colorado Inmate Phone System (CIPS) Questions

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Who are the carriers for the CDOC inmate phone calls?

Value Added Communications (VAC) is the new carrier of all inmate calls.

Can inmates receive incoming calls?

Emergency calls will be handled according to each facility’s established procedures.

What is the maximum length of a CIPS call?

Twenty minutes.

Inmate Phone System
http://www.doc.state.co.us/inmate-communications#phone

Colorado Inmate Phone System ( CIPS ) is the phone system used in Colorado correctional facilities.

CIPS Conversion Complete

The CIPS conversion to the new CDOC inmate phone vendor, Value Added Communications (VAC) is complete. All facilities, include the private facilities, are now installed with the CDOC inmate phone system (CIPS) and the carrier for all calls is VAC. Along with the conversion, VAC is providing a feature called V-Connect.

Terms commonly used in CIPS:

Intra-lata : Calls placed to a number not local but in the same calling area.

  • 719 TO 719 303 TO 720 720 TO 303 970 TO 303
    303 TO 970 720 TO 970 970 TO 720 303 TO 303 
    720 TO 720 970 TO 970
  • Inter-lata : Calls placed to a number in another calling area, within the state.
    719 TO 303 303 TO 719 
    719 TO 970 720 TO 719
    719 TO 720 970 TO 719
  • Inter-state : Calls placed to a number in another state.