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President Obama Signs Law Banning Cell Phones in Prisons

Aug 11, 2010, 7:32 AM by Eric M. Zeman

President Barack Obama recently signed Bill S. 1749, which bans prisoners from having cell phones, into law. The law was approved by both the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year. In addition to making it illegal to have a cell phone in a prison, the law also makes it illegal to smuggle a cell phone into a prison. If caught, cell phone smugglers could themselves wind up in jail for a year. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said that it confiscated about 3,200 cell phones from prisoners last year. The law also mandates that the government circle back a year from now to see how effective the law is in its first year of enforcement.

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devilsmafia

Aug 11, 2010, 2:36 PM

I did a little time....

A couple of years ago I had to do a couple months in my local county jail for a bar fight i was involved in. One of the other inmates that was on work release smuggled in a Samsung Juke by shoving it up his arse. He was charging other inmates to let them use it to text thier friends and wives. He made a decent amount of cash before he was finally caught.

Caucasian

Several years ago I made a post about Motorola expandind the RAZR line to include the Motorola SHIV and the Motorola SHNK, they have clearly missed this target demographic, and will pay for it dearly.

Not to mention they could be made to be colon ...
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Azeron

Yuck!

Scribed3d

I have herad of butt dialing, but... ummm... ewwww... 🤭

Mark_S

Aug 12, 2010, 6:30 PM

Well...............

Prison is called prison for a reason. Televisions, internet, cellphones.....what next filet-mignon with caviar???
Tax money keeps these offenders living like royalty.
Other than dropping the soap, these morons do not have a worry in the world.

GeeksAreBest

Actually, most prisons have no home fund for TV/Cable. It's done by work crews who earn money towards that privilege. Tax money just goes to feed and clothe and contain them really.

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GeeksAreBest

Aug 11, 2010, 7:57 AM

Come on!

First you take their freedom when they rape, kill and plunder the masses...now you take their cellphones?! This is too much I say! It's uncivil!

This is a joke for all you R-Tards out there who'd think I was serious.

mr_sparkle

GeeksAreBest said:
First you take their freedom when they rape, kill and plunder the masses...now you take their cellphones?! This is too much I say! It's uncivil!

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Jayshmay

Well heck the dead beats of society still have their what, one phone call per day?

Poking Pixie

IDK about the part where people get jail time for smuggling phones into prison. I would think that having to put a cell phone up your hoo-hoo or your bunghole is punishment enough. 😉 (Another joke)

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furyx639

How can we live in a world where prisoners aren't able to have all the luxuries of life!?

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Azeron

Aug 11, 2010, 12:57 PM

Hmmmmmm...

I'm pretty sure it was already illegal for prisoners to possess a cell phone. Another case of politicians posturing to get attention (and votes) which of course, garners more money for them. Great job guys!

devilsmafia

Just to clarify, it was never illegal before now for a prisoner to have a cell phone. Once a prisoner is sentenced and turned over that that state's Department of Corrections that prisoner then had to follow the policies of that particular prison. Bas...
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Mentat

Aug 11, 2010, 5:35 PM

So What...

Having a federal law and being allowed to enforce it are 2 different things... ask Arizona

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