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| Cell phones for inmates: NJ officials curb the smuggling |
| By nj1015.com- David Matthau |
| Published: 02/09/2015 |
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It used to be that when gang kingpins were sent to prison in New Jersey they could still run their operations by using a smuggled cell phone to direct many types of criminal activity, however, that is no longer the case thanks to recent practices undertaken by the state Department of Corrections (DOC). During a comprehensive review a few years ago, a special task force discovered that most cell phones were being smuggled into minimum security lockups. From there, inmates were able to pass them along to prisoners at maximum security facilities, according to DOC Deputy Commissioner Mark Farsi. As a result of the findings, a security upgrade was ordered at the state’s minimum security facilities in an effort to crackdown on smuggled cell phone activity. Some of the improvements made, according to Farsi, included different fencing and new lighting. Read More. |
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