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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/indicted-kidnapping-north-carolina-prosecutor-father-article1.1765991
In Mississippi a federal conspiracy case trial revealed that prison inmates orchestrated murder, attempted
murder, kidnapping, assault, money laundering, drug distribution and firearms trafficking all via illegal
cell phones.
https://mississippitoday.org/2016/07/29/crackdown-on-prisoner-cell-phones-proves-difficult/
In Tennessee in 2005, inmate George Hyatte shot Correctional Officer Wayne Cotton Morgan in an
escape attempt. Mr. Hyatte and his accomplice coordinated the escape using a smuggled cell phone.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2005/08/09/officer-killed-in-tenn-courthouse-shooting.html
Unfortunately, current legal technologies designed to prevent contraband cellphone use are expensive and
not one hundred percent effective. As long as there is a market for cellphones and a means to make calls
from within prison walls, inmates and their accomplices will continue to find ways to beat current
methods of detection and prevention, but this does not need to be the end of the story.
Contraband cellphones present a problem we believe has a solution, but our hands remain tied if the FCC
and Congress do not act. We look forward to working with you and Congress to find solutions to
eliminate cellphone signals in prisons and address this dire public safety threat.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,