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| Ark. prison system sends seized phones to charity |
| By sfgate.com - Jeannie Nuss |
| Published: 12/24/2013 |
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Inmates aren't allowed to have cellphones in Arkansas' prisons, but that doesn't stop them from trying. The state Department of Correction has seized more than 1,000 cellphones since 2008. As those phones piled up, prison officials searched for a way to put the confiscated devices to good use. The found Cell Phones for Soldiers, a New England nonprofit group that recycles used cellphones and turns the profits into prepaid calling cards for troops. Arkansas' prison system made its first donation to the Norwell, Mass.-based organization this month with about 600 phones, and the agency plans to donate hundreds more, Department of Correction spokeswoman Shea Wilson said. "It's meaningful to us to be able to take this contraband and do something positive with it," Wilson said. "There are men and women overseas, fighting for our country, and they're away from their families at the holiday season. This is a way for the Department of Correction to do something for them." Read More. |
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