WASHINGTON, DC – At 2:45 p.m. Yesterday, U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley will hold a conference call to discuss cell phone jamming legislation.
The Safe Prisons and Communications Act of 2009, which allows state and federal prisons to petition the FCC to jam cell phone signals at their prisons, passed the Senate last night – a first step towards becoming law. The bill allows states to petition the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the authority to “jam” – or block the use of cell phones from prison. Under current law, the FCC does not allow cell phone jamming of any kind.
WHO:
U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley
WHAT: Conference Call on Cell Phone Jamming
WHEN: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at 2:45 p.m. to 3:00 pm
CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS: Call (712) 451-6025. Enter participant access code: 302253#
BACKGROUND: The illegal use of cell phones by prison inmates is a significant public safety threat affecting every state in the country. Two years ago in Maryland, Carl Lackl, a young father of two, was killed after a prison inmate used his cell phone to order a hit on his life.
Despite prison officials’ attempts to detect and locate all illegal cell phones, enterprising prisoners have continued to find new ways to evade detection. Giving prison officials the ability to jam cell phone signals in prison will help stop this illegal activity which threatens the safety of our communities.
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3 comments:
Talk about cell phone jamming? When the race came to dover a few weeks ago, ALL cell phones, mostly verizon, wereout of service from 1pm to about 6 pm. When we got service, we called verizon to find out wtf is up. They Said due to the race in Dover, approx 21 towers were down. Yeah, tell me if that is legal. Also with Sprint being the main sponsor of NASCAR, it screwed with the verizon carriers. Now, what if we needed to dial 911? I think sprint should be sued!
If gaurds did their jobs right, phones wouldn't get it. The problem is dirty cops.
Were they down because of overuse or turned off.
I doubt it is legal to turn them off as a favor for the Race Track. It would be bad if there were some emergency.
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