20 Governors Support Prison Cell Phone Jamming Bill

Twenty governors have signed a letter tosupport legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contrabandcell phones in prisons...including Governor Bob Riley.

By: Katie Hammond | WKRG-TV
Published: September 10, 2009

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Twenty governors have signed a letter to
support legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contraband
cell phones in prisons.
The bipartisan legislation would enable governors to petition
the Federal Communications Commission to use wireless technology to
render illegal cell phones useless in prison.
In a letter, the governors say thousands of illegal calls are
made by prisoners each year, enabling them to continue their
criminal enterprises from behind bars.
The bill has been approved by a Senate committee, and a full
Senate vote could come this fall.
The supporting governors are from Maryland, South Dakota, West
Virginia, South Carolina, Kansas, Oregon, Kentucky, North Dakota,
Mississippi, Iowa, Nevada, Utah, Louisiana, Illinois, Alabama,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, California and the U.S.
Virgin Islands.

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