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| Georgia bill targets contraband cell phones |
| By macon.com- Maggie Lee |
| Published: 03/17/2016 |
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ATLANTA -- It's been a busy year for cracking down on cell phones in Georgia's lockups. The scope of the cases range from ones such as the January arrest of a Macon law firm's paralegal on charges of smuggling a cell phone to a Macon-Bibb County inmate to bigger ones such as the dozens of federal indictments announced over the past few months for corruption in Georgia's prisons. Some of those cases include allegations of smuggling phones to inmates and inmates using those phones to run fraud schemes. Now Georgia's lawmakers are considering new mandatory minimum penalties for crimes involving contraband cell phones. Georgia needs to "regain control" of its lockups, said state Rep. Bert Reeves, R-Marietta, sponsor of House Bill 874. The bill makes several changes to the state's gang statute, but two key sections target contraband phones. Read More. |
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