Senate Approves Jamming Cell Phones In Prisons
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As long as the jamming is limited to within the jail house I'm ok with it.
But if it has the slightest chance of blocking calls outside or around the prison then I am against it.
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"The act grants the FBI and/or state governors the power to request that areas inside prisons be jammed. The act requires the FCC to govern how and where signals can be blocked, to conduct tests to determine the minimum strength necessary to block signals, and to approve all systems before giving states permission to block signals."
The part that bothers me most about this act is the power it is giving.
"The act requires the FCC to govern how and where signals can be blocked"
I mean, they pretty much already had the power but this certifies it.
Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009
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