Cell Phone Use in Prisons a Growing Issue
The use of cell phones in prisons is reportedly becoming a major issue.
Wired PR News — Prison cell phone use is reportedly becoming a major issue in the US. As reported by TIME, prison officials are struggling to prevent the use of cell phones by inmates, who contact people inside as well as outside of prisons, at times to harass their victims.
As noted in the report, over 2,800 cell phones were confiscated in California prisons in 2008. Congressman Kevin Brady is quoted in the TIME report as stating of the issue, “The problem has quickly gotten out of control nationwide… Criminals are using cell phones even from death row to threaten victims and harass lawmakers. Inmates are making literally thousands of calls from prison.”
As further noted by TIME, many prison officials are seeking to get legislation passed that would aid in combating the issue by jamming signals for cell phones within the walls of prisons.
Tags: California, cell phone, Congressman Kevin Brady, Criminals, Inmates, jamming cell phone signals, Legislation, prison, TIMEOnline Law News Press Release Distribution - WiredPRNews.com
- A Texas Employer Can Seek a Temporary Injunction to Prevent a Former Employee from Competing with the Employer Pending Trial
- Texas Supreme Court Rules on Workers’ Compensation Coverage Issue
- Cincinnati Personal Injury Lawyer Fights Tort Reform
- Texas Courts Reform Overly Broad Noncompete Agreements so that the Terms are Enforceable
- Chicago Injury Lawyers Set to Represent 3 Victims of Costa Concordia Sinking
- Catastrophic Injury Law Firm Fadduol, Cluff & Hardy, P.C. Announces Site Launch
- Dallas, Texas Labor and Employment Lawyer Discusses the Importance of Documenting Employee Disciplinary Issues
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules for Plaintiff in Same-Sex Sexual Harassment Matter
- United States Supreme Court Rules on Employment Matter
- Attorney Ed Kinberg Hosts Roundtable at National Center for Simulation
