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| Wrong cells (phones) in jails |
| By atmoreadvance.com - Blake Bell |
| Published: 03/21/2012 |
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Alabama -- With law enforcement officials concerned that cell phones are in the hands of too many inmates and prisoners, they are turning to Montgomery for help with the problem. “There is some legislation this year that would further criminalize the possession of a cell phone in prison,” said DOC spokesman Brian Corbett. Currently two bills have been presented to the Alabama House of Representatives addressing the issue of cell phones and social media in prisons. House Bill 406, sponsored by Rep. Alan Baker, R-Brewton, aims to increase penalties for anyone caught even attempting to smuggle contraband into an Alabama DOC facility. A second House bill, HB258, has been presented by Rep. Phil Williams, R-Monrovia, and is intended to make it a misdemeanor for any prisoner to use social media and for anyone from the outside to help them do so. Williams has said a catalyst for his bill was the story of a family of a murder victim being contacted via Facebook by their loved one’s convicted killer — even though he was in prison. Read More. |
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