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| Illinois lawmaker seeks to ban drones around prisons |
| By semissourian.com- Ben Kleine |
| Published: 02/17/2016 |
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An Illinois state senator has proposed a bill in an attempt to stop inmates and their accomplices from conspiring to bring contraband into Illinois prisons using drones. Senate Bill 2344 from Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon, would add a year of prison time for any inmate working to bring in drugs, weapons, alcohol and other prohibited items into prisons. Illinois statutes specifies various penalties for different types of contraband -- bringing in a controlled substance is a Class 1 offense and can carry a sentence of 15 years in prison. Bivins' bill would add another year for anyone found trying to bring in prohibited materials using a drone. Operating a drone in navigable airspace over a prison would be a class A misdemeanor, according to the bill. If a person knowingly photographs a prison using a drone, they can face a class 4 felony charge. The bill was assigned to the Senate Criminal Law Committee on Feb. 3. Read More. |
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