Opinion | Cellphone Jamming Reform Act is key to alleviating crime crisis WashTimesOpEd
According to the Major Cities Chiefs Association’s 2022 crime report for urban areas, homicide, rape and aggravated assault are up dramatically since 2022. All Americans deserve to feel safe in their neighborhoods. In House Republicans’ Commitment to America, we promised that a new Republican majority would work toward creating a nation that is safe. A key pillar of that promise is alleviating the current crime crisis.
State attorneys general from across the country have determined that contraband cellphones are the most serious threat to public safety facing prison administrators today. As cellphone technology has evolved, mobile phones have become easier to conceal. They provide endless ways for criminals to communicate with the outside world. Inmates use contraband phones to organize murders, riots, drug operations, fraud, extortion and other crimes.
In South Carolina, there have been four major drug trafficking cases where the operation was run through the use of contraband cellphones from behind prison walls, the most recent operation being so sophisticated it involved a Mexican drug cartel. Furthermore, in 2018, gang-affiliated inmates in a maximum-security prison used cellphones to organize and coordinate a brutal attack that killed seven inmates and injured 20.
Managed access systems, however, reject only cellular communications that are not registered in the system database. They still allow a connection to Wi-Fi and hot spots that can easily be deployed from parking lots, for example, to be used by inmates. Therefore, the most sensible solution is cellphone jamming technology that will block all communication. Advanced technology available today offers proper precision and will not hinder the surrounding area’s access to emergency services.
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