Prison Cell Phone Jamming

Scope

 * Use this page to list sources related to the use of cell phone jamming technologies in prisons.

News / Editorial

 * Add news articles here.
 * Terry L. Bittner, Cell phone blocking isn't the only answer for Md. prisons, The Baltimore Sun (Jun. 15, 2011).
 * Tom McNichol, Keeping Cell Phones Out of Jail Cells, Bloomberg Businessweek (Apr. 21, 2011).
 * Michael Graczyk, Texas prison chief wants cell phone jammer test, statesman.com (Mar. 15, 2011).
 * Jesse Emspak, Debate Rages Over Cell Phone Jamming, Int'l Business Times (Oct. 16, 2010).
 * Ryan Singel, Prison Mobile Phone Debate Jammed Up in the System, Wired (Mar. 15, 2010).
 * Jane McEntegart, Cell Phone Jammers Testing in Maryland Prisons, Tom's Guide (Feb. 18, 2010).
 * Joseph L. Flatley, Prison cellphone jamming gets its first test in Maryland, Engadget (Feb. 17, 2010).
 * Michael Marcus, Harold Feld and I Usually Agree on Spectrum Issues But He Is Wrong on the Prison Jamming Issue, SpectrumTalk (Jul. 17, 2009).
 * Harold Feld, Cell Phone Jamming For Prisons: Because There's Nothing Like A "Solution" That Creates Problems and Solves Nothing., Public Knowledge Policy Blog (Jul. 14, 2009).
 * Solomon Moore, States Seek to Jam Prison Cellphone Signals, New York Times (Jul. 13, 2009).
 * Vince Beiser, Prisoners Run Gangs, Plan Escapes and Even Order Hits With Smuggled Cellphones, Wired (May 22, 2009).
 * Harold Feld, CellAntenna Still Plugging Away on Cell Phone Jamming — And Why They Must Not Succeed., Tales of the Sausage Factory (May 13, 2009).
 * Staff, School invests in cell phone jammer to block teenage texting, KHQ6 News (Mar. 6, 2009).
 * Matthew Lasar, FCC nixes DC prison cell phone jamming demo, Ars Technica (Feb. 2009).
 * The Case for Cell Phone Jamming in Prisons, Justice Fellowship (n.d.).

Legal Briefs / Opinions / Statutes

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 * 47 U.S.C. § 333.
 * Public Knowledge, Public Knowledge et al., Letter in Opposition to S.251, The Safe Prison Communications Act (SPCA) (Jul. 8, 2010).
 * Text of S. 251 111th: Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 (Oct. 6, 2009).
 * Senators Feinstein, Grassley Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Cell Phones in Federal Prisons, Sen. Feinstein Press Release (Oct. 5, 2009).
 * H.R.560 -- Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 (Introduced in House - IH), (Jan. 15, 2009).

Scholarship

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