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Articles tagged with: Jammer
Dogs sniff out inmates' illegal cell phones in NJ
As Congress considers whether to allow state prisons to install cell phone jamming devices, New Jersey is grappling with ways to stop inmates from running criminal enterprises from behind bars. more
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20 governors back prison cell phone jamming bill
Twenty governors have signed a letter to support legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contraband cell phones in prisons. more
Officials test cell phone detection at prison
Officials from five states observed tests on cell phone detection technology at a closed Maryland prison on Thursday, as states are taking a greater interest in finding ways to halt violence orchestrated by inmates behind prison walls. more
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Tecore Networks Gets Permission to Test Phone Jammers in Prisons
The US telecoms regulator, the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology has granted a short experimental license to Tecore Networks. This license will allow Tecore to participate in a demonstration organized by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to understand alternatives to call-jamming that may be used to manage the use of cell phones in prisons. more
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Officials ask help controlling prison cell phones
State officials appealed to members of Congress on Wednesday to give states a new tool to control illegal cell phone use by prison inmates and quickly ran into protests from the phone industry. more
States ask FCC's OK to jam prison cell phones
A Southern prison official says correctional leaders from more than two dozen states have signed a petition asking permission to jam cell phone signals inside state penitentiaries and thwart inmates' forbidden phone calls. more
O'Malley won't rule out prison cell phone jamming
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Monday he would consider going against federal law to hold a cell-phone jamming demonstration at a Maryland prison to help stop illegal cell phone use by prison inmates, but he hopes that won't be necessary. more
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60-Year Sentence for Posessing a Cellphone in Prison
A prisoner has been sentenced to an additional 60-years in prison after a court found him guilty of possessing a mobile phone inside the prison facility. In the case, the Texas jury determined the punishment, and after finding Coffield Unit inmate guilty, they passed the 60 year sentence, to be added to his existing punishment. more
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Texas death row inmate indicted in cell phone case
A Texas death row inmate and two relatives have been indicted for allegedly smuggling cell phones into a prison which led to a statewide lockdown. more
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Australia to Permit Mobile Phone Use in Airplanes
..ne Jammer Prohibition (the Notice that prohibits the general use of mobile phone jammers in Australia) to permit the use of pico cell technology used by in-flight mobile phone systems. Trials of the technology that have been conducted over the p more
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