"Ending the indiscriminate use of prohibited cell phones in jails and prisons is a direct solution to reducing crime, improving public safety, and relieving our overburdened correctional system," said Congressman Kustoff. He believes that the Cell Phone Jamming Reform Act is the An important step in mitigating America's current crime crisis. Congressman Kustov also called on colleagues in Congress to support this important legislation.  

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Senator Cotton added: "Inmates use contraband cell phones to direct illegal activities outside prison walls, including targeting competitors, sex trafficking, drug trafficking and business transactions. Cell phone jamming devices can prevent this, but federal communications laws do not allow facilities to Use this technology. This bill will solve this problem so that criminals do not pose a risk to the public while serving their sentences."

Support and recognition
The Cell Phone Jamming Reform Act has received broad support, including from Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Schemetti, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Oklahoma State Attorney General Gentner Drummond, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miares, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Alaska Attorney General Traeger Taylor, the nation's leading county sheriffs, the National Sheriffs' Association and the Council of Prison Locals.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Schemetti said, "Only disruption can stop the illegal use of cell phones in prisons. When someone is incarcerated, they must not be allowed to remain in daily contact with criminal machinations outside. I applaud Coos Congressman Tove's tenacity as he worked to do just that and protect the country from organized crime."

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin added, "Congress should pass the Cell Phone Jamming Reform Act now. Inmates are using contraband to coordinate criminal activity behind bars. We have the technology to improve security and stop this illegal activity." , so let's use it. I don't hear any valid reason why we should facilitate and allow convicted felons to further their criminal activity while incarcerated."

The dangers of banned cell phones     

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Prohibited cell phone use is common in both federal and state prison facilities. Inmates use contraband cell phones to engage in illegal activities, including ordering beatings of persons outside prison walls, conducting illegal drug operations, conducting illegal business transactions, facilitating sex trafficking, and organizing escapes, thereby endangering correctional officers, other inmates, and the public at large. The following incidents have occurred across the country:

 

South Carolina: Four major drug trafficking cases over the past five years were conducted behind prison walls through the use of contraband cellphones, the latest of which was directly tied to a Mexican drug cartel. In 2018, gang inmates at a high-security prison used mobile phones to organize and coordinate a brutal attack that left seven inmates dead and many others injured.

Oklahoma: 69 defendants were convicted of participating in a "drug trafficking operation primarily directed and controlled by incarcerated gang members using prohibited cell phones from state prison cells."

Indiana: Last year (2022), a gang enforcer incarcerated in the Indiana Department of Corrections ordered a double homicide committed behind prison walls using a contraband cellphone.

SECURITIES FRAUD: Pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for securities fraud, was still making decisions at Phoenixus AG by using a banned cellphone, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The Cell Phone Jamming Reform Act was introduced to address the problem of cell phone abuse in prisons by allowing prison facilities to use jamming technology to prevent inmates from continuing to engage in illegal activities. The legislation is not only supported by multiple state attorneys general and the National Sheriffs' Association, but also responds to public concerns about prison safety. Congressman Kustov and Senator Cotton called on Congress to quickly pass this bill to more effectively protect public safety and reduce the occurrence of criminal activities. By implementing this bill, the United States can further solidify the fairness and effectiveness of its justice system and ensure that prisons become true places of correction and rehabilitation, rather than extensions of criminal activity.