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| Tech. Tries To Keep Up With Cell Phones In Jails |
| By marketplace.publicradio.org |
| Published: 01/10/2011 |
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Mobile phones have become inescapable in society and they're becoming incredibly abundant behind the walls of prisons as well. Apparently it's not all that hard for inmates to obtain them, even though they're banned. A crooked guard, a sneaky visitor, a toss over a wall sometimes is all it takes. Those phones connect prisoners to the world, for good or ill, and there is increasing debate about how to control the situation. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) introduced legislation in 2009 that would legalize technology to jam any cell phone signal coming out of a prison. The bill never made it into law but she is pursuing a similar course in the latest session. This despite a new report by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration that says such technology can interfere with 911 calls and disrupt service for people outside of the prisons. It's a debate you'll be hearing a lot more of in the future since there seem to be more cell phones flooding into prisons all the time, even though generally prisoners aren't allowed to have such devices. Efforts to head off phones before they reach inmates don't seem to do much good so everyone's searching for a technology that will stop crimes from being committed but allow legal phone service to take place. Read More. |
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