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| Senator warns Ala. prison problems could "blow up in our face" |
| By wsfa.com/story - Bethany Wales |
| Published: 01/26/2013 |
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Alabama Department of Corrections officials confirm the mobile phone used to post pictures and status updates on Facebook by inmates within a prison facility has been found and confiscated. And they say the investigation continues. Cell phones behind bars are against the law, and it's becoming a major issue in the prison system. But WSFA 12 News has learned, in a candid conversation with the Chairman of the Joint Oversight for Prison Committee, that's just one of several deep rooted problems. Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) is well aware of the dangers posed by cell phones behind prison walls. "Criminals can continue carrying out their activities through cell phones," he explained. "Say you're a gang member, you do drugs, you can continue doing your illegal trade right there with your cell phone." And Sen. Ward stands behind the law passed just last year making it illegal to possess or provide a phone behind bars. "You're smuggling a laptop computer in that's the size of a business card. That gives them a window and an arm to reach outside that wall and hurt someone on the outside. Read More. |
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