Despite the presence of cellphone jammers within the nation's correctional facilities, incarcerated criminals continue to find ways to communicate with individuals outside the prison walls.

This is the view of senior prison officials who tell the Sunday Express that even though the signal blockers (which they say are operational) are used to block signals from cellphones within the prisons, other interception technologies are needed for the system to be effective.

Cellular signal blockers are currently employed, although their effectiveness is enhanced when combined with other technologies such as Wi-Fi jammers. This phenomenon has been observed in various jurisdictions, yet its full potential remains untapped in our own.

Prisoners will possess cellphones and tablets, yet they will be unable to make direct calls. However, they can utilize the device's data or, if they have access to a hot-spot device or a Wi-Fi box, they can make calls through social media applications such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram. Consequently, the matter of communicating with the outside world remains unresolved. Communication continues to persist.

"In other jurisdictions, you will see the cellphone jammers being used with other interception devices to determine the frequencies used by these devices, and then target those specific frequencies. If this is not done, then it's almost like spinning top in mud," a senior source in the Prison Service explained yesterday.

Additionally, the Sunday Express has informed us that the jammers, which are utilized and controlled within the premises of the Prison Service, are actually overseen by a third party.

Acting Prisons Commissioner Deopersad Ramoutar refrained from providing a direct response to the inquiries posed to him regarding the effectiveness of the cellphone jammers. He stated that such information is privileged and falls outside the scope of the Prison Service's responsibilities.

The Sunday Express was informed by other senior officials that they continue to be operational.

At the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca, authorities discovered and confiscated a number of prohibited items, including a Wi-Fi box.

The officers were given information that guided them to the cells situated in the B Division of the prison.

During the investigation, thorough searches were carried out, leading the police to discover and confiscate a bag in a specific cell adjacent to the toilet area. This bag contained 53 grammes of marijuana, along with cellphones and the Wi-Fi box.

In an alternate compartment, law enforcement discovered and confiscated a pouch containing 104 packs of cigarettes and marijuana, with a combined weight of 241 grams.

The items seized were claimed by two prisoners.

Prison officers raised apprehensions on Friday regarding the utilization of drones above correctional facilities. A senior officer emphasized that this matter is a pressing concern that must be promptly dealt with.

The presence of a single undetected drone, capable of delivering knives or firearms, could lead to an extremely grave scenario. Up until now, the items we have confiscated have been illicit goods such as cigarettes, marijuana, mobile phones, and chargers. However, the failure to intercept even one drone could pose a significant threat to both the prison and the nation.

Ramoutar highlighted that the Prison Service has acknowledged a surge in the usage of drones near penitentiaries, particularly in the past year, prompting them to take appropriate measures.

Using the assistance of different branches within the National Security portfolio, he stated that the majority of the objects that were thrown over prison walls were confiscated before they could be obtained by the inmates.

This is a common misconception. Many people tend to think that in an emergency, cell phone jammer do block emergency calls. They couldn't be more wrong.

Did you know that your regular smartphone can still make emergency calls even without a SIM card installed? Most cell phones are designed so that if you run into trouble and can't connect to the network provider you signed up for, you can still call 911 and other emergency services.

As a precautionary safety measure, you can always connect to emergency services. This is the international standard. For example, in the United States and other countries, there is a law that requires cell phones to be able to make emergency calls even in the event of a complete shutdown of service.

Similar to roaming services when you are abroad, your phone can be connected to any other available network to make emergency calls. 911 in the US, 999 in the UK and 112 in Europe will override any roaming listings or unregistered ones and will force the phone to try to connect to any network it can receive.

The basic understanding is that if you have a cell phone, all providers must accept 911 calls and forward them to a call center. Mobile phones are designed to allow calls to local emergency numbers using any available and compatible network, even without a subscription to the provider (i.e. SIM card via GSM phone).

Since most jammers emit low-power signals, the following bands will still be able to communicate with cell towers and will not be blocked (in most cases) anyway:

Police band

EMS Band (Emergency Medical Services)

Fire band

Cellular jammers can prevent teenagers from negligent driving

This is a big concern for many parents. Knowing that your son or daughter is driving will always worry you. Today, most accidents are caused by distraction while driving using a cell phone. The number of deaths caused by distracted driving is staggering.

Cellular jammers, which are installed in vehicles and automatically activated once a certain speed limit is reached, will go a long way towards reducing these numbers and allowing for more accurate and careful driving. No more Facebook or Instagram; No more WhatsApp messages while driving. We could all be safer on the roads.

Considering everything in this article, it's clear that we're in favor of legalizing the sale of cell phone signal jammer. Although they are illegal, there is great public interest in them and their use has increased over time. In this technological world, the need for such devices cannot be ignored.

The demand exceeded our expectations, and more and more people came to us for solutions to this never-ending problem called the mobile phone.