Solicitor eyes ‘jamming’ technology after inmate used illegal cell phone to hire hitman - WSOC TV

News Weather Video ... Solicitor eyes ‘jamming’ technology after inmate used illegal cell phone to hire hitman. By Tina Terry, wsoctv.com. May 02, 2024 at 5:44 pm EDT. Read More

South Carolina pushes for cell phone jamming technology in prisons - Fox News

Now Johnson, who retired after the shooting, has become the face of a national effort to get cell phones out of the hands of inmates – by using jamming technology that blocks cell phone use in ... Read More

TDOC commissioner calls for cellphone 'jamming' technology in prisons

Contraband cell phones have a history in the state's prisons, which TDOC said an inmate used a contraband cell phone in 2005 to escape -- leading to the killing of a correction officer. Read More

New Crackdown Aims to Jam Inmates' Illegal Cell Phones

Authorities took 432 illegal cell phones from inmates in 2017, compared to 301 in 2014, 307 in 2015, and 342 in 2016. "If we find you, we'll arrest you, and we'll incarcerate you. And we don't ... Read More

TDOC Commissioner Issues Call For Cell Phone ‘Jamming’ Technology In Correctional Facilities

Calling it one of the largest security concerns in prisons today, Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Tony Parker is again issuing a call for action against contraband cell phones. Read More

'It's a public safety issue': Georgia Attorneys General wants jamming technology in prisons and jails - 13WMAZ

Georgia Attorney General, Chris Carr, wants jamming technology to reduce contraband cell phones in correctional facilities. To stream 13WMAZ on your phone, you need the 13WMAZ app. Download the ... Read More

Tennessee congressman pushes for cell phone signal jammers in prisons - MSN

Jamming machines block cell phone signals, but the technology is banned in state prisons thanks to the Federal Communications Act of 1934 which passed long before cell phones were invented. Read More

Federal report shows promising results in cell phone jamming technology in prisons - WLTX.com

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice announced a report that showed the results of cell phone jamming testing at a Columbia, SC prison. The National Telecommunications and Information ... Read More

Report finds cell phone jamming technology works in prisons, SCDC seeks action from Congress - WIS News 10

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report Wednesday that shows cell-phone jamming technology can be successful inside prisons without interfering with cell phones on ... Read More

Will jamming cell phone signals end the violence at SC prisons? - WIS News 10

As South Carolina Department of Corrections officials are dealing with yet another spat of prison deaths with seven inmates killed at Lee Correctional Institution on Sunday night, the call to jam ... Read More

Attorneys general push for federal legislation to allow cell phone jamming in prisons - WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta

Currently, federal law prohibits the use of jamming technology. As of Jan. 1, 2023, the Georgia Department of Corrections has conducted 126 full facility shakedowns, resulting in the removal of ... Read More