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19 kwi 2020 · Prisons have been plagued by a growing problem of contraband in their prisons but one posed a particular security issue, cell phones.
In most jurisdictions, prison inmates are forbidden from possessing mobile phones due to their ability to communicate with the outside world and other security issues. Mobile phones are one of the most smuggled items into prisons.
1 wrz 2021 · The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant shut-downs have focused attention on the need for connection between all members of society, and for many prisoners, denied in-person visits, a contraband cellphone has helped them keep in touch with family.
19 sty 2023 · Although some jails and prisons have allowed prisoners to have cell phones, since most don’t, there are major risks to having illicit electronics. Getting caught with a contraband phone can result in losing privileges, spending months in solitary confinement or catching a new criminal charge.
11 cze 2015 · Cell phone usage by inmates poses both a safety and security risk by interrupting the monitoring processes in prisons. Cell phones can record conversations, video images, provide internet access and ultimately be used to commit crimes and threaten facility security.
3 paź 2024 · For decades, wireless devices, including cell phones, have been smuggled into correctional facilities nationwide. In some cases, incarcerated people use these devices to engage in a variety of criminal activities posing serious threats to officials, incarcerated people within the facility, and innocent members of the public.
11 wrz 2012 · A new Prison Policy Initiative report reveals that the monopolistic prison phone industry’s high calling rates are jeopardizing public safety and taxing poor communities. The report calls on the FCC to set price caps that would allow incarcerated people to increase their chances of success upon release by staying connected to their families.
