Cell Phone on Death Row

Texas Death Row Texas death row inmates made thousands of calls from smuggled phone.

by Associated Press

Published: Tue, October 21, 2008 - 1:02 am CST Last Updated: Tue, October 21, 2008 - 2:59 am CST

HOUSTON (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry has ordered a lockdown and search
of Texas prisons after death row inmates made thousands of calls on
a smuggled cell phone.
Perry's office blamed an unidentified corrections officer for
taking a bribe to get the phone to inmate Richard Tabler.
Authorities say Tabler shared the phone with others and he
called a key state senator, telling him he knew his address and his
daughters' names.
Tabler's mother was arrested at Austin's airport Monday. She was
charged with buying minutes for the cell phone in her son's
possession.
Officials say more arrests are expected.
The governor says the security breach was being taken seriously
and violators would be prosecuted for any contraband found during
the lockdown.

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carl Says:

Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 8:58 am

I think I would have been suspicious with all the power saws being delivered to the prison with cut off blades in them.Them prisoners don’t really like to work up a sweat trying to escape. And with all guards wearing their Ipods and listening to their music,they could build another floor to the prison and the guards wouldn’t know it,sort of an after hours place for the prisoners.

DEW26M Says:

Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 8:10 am

With today’s prisons being so much like hotels I’m surprised they don’t have free long distance and DSL in every cell. They don’t keep people long these days either, so it’s not like you gonna do without for long. :-(