20 Governors Support Prison Cell Phone Jamming Bill

Prison Cell Phones Twenty governors have signed a letter to
support legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contraband
cell phones in prisons...including Governor Bob Riley.

by Associated Press

Published: Thu, September 10, 2009 - 10:16 am CST Last Updated: Thu, September 10, 2009 - 10:22 am CST

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Twenty governors have signed a letter to
support legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contraband
cell phones in prisons.
The bipartisan legislation would enable governors to petition
the Federal Communications Commission to use wireless technology to
render illegal cell phones useless in prison.
In a letter, the governors say thousands of illegal calls are
made by prisoners each year, enabling them to continue their
criminal enterprises from behind bars.
The bill has been approved by a Senate committee, and a full
Senate vote could come this fall.
The supporting governors are from Maryland, South Dakota, West
Virginia, South Carolina, Kansas, Oregon, Kentucky, North Dakota,
Mississippi, Iowa, Nevada, Utah, Louisiana, Illinois, Alabama,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, California and the U.S.
Virgin Islands.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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sheltiedad Says:

Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 1:52 pm

With the congress we are now saddled with, they would probably feel that jamming the cell phone signals would hurt the prisoners feelings or infringe upon their “rights”

Some cell phones are tiny and can be smuggled in by a visitor. Visitors are usually just patted down, not stripped searched, right? Some prisoners can be ingenius as to how to hide something on or in their body.

But the question I have is where do they plug in the charger? LOL

dougstech Says:

Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:42 pm

Good point.

KxVicious Says:

Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:40 am

Ok. Someone explain to me HOW the phones are getting into the jails? Someone explain to me why THAT is not being addressed? It seems to me, if you can get a cellphone in, you could get a gun in…

dougstech Says:

Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:57 am

FCC and the phone companies wouldn’t have it.