Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr recently issued an urgent call to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging it to take action to allow the use of cell phone signal jammers in state prisons and local jails. Currently, the FCC prohibits the use of such cell phone jammer s in any state and local government facilities, but this ban has made contraband cell phones a major security risk in prisons and jails across the country. GPS jammer These contraband cell phones are not only used to plan violent crimes, but also pose a serious security threat to correctional officers, prisoners, visitors, and the public. Wifi jammer
Carr pointed out that allowing the use of cell phone jammer technology in prisons and jails is the most direct and effective way to protect the public from the harm of contraband cell phones. However, FCC policy has been hindering states from implementing this security measure. “Current policies limit law enforcement’s use of legal tools to keep prisons safe, expose correctional officers to a more dangerous working environment, and allow criminals to continue to expand their criminal networks inside and outside of prisons,” he said. “We are deeply committed to combating violent crime in all its forms, which is why we call on the federal government to remove this significant barrier to public safety as soon as possible.”
In Georgia, more than 8,000 contraband phones were confiscated in 2023 alone, and more than 5,400 phones have been seized so far in 2024. The use of these contraband phones has led to several serious crimes. For example, an incarcerated leader of the notorious “Yves Saint Laurent Squad” street gang used a contraband phone to order the assassination of an 88-year-old veteran. In another case, a North Carolina gang leader ordered the kidnapping of a prosecutor’s father through a cell phone in prison. And in California, prison gangs use contraband phones to plan murders and drug trafficking within the prison system.
