Prison chief eyes new cell phone intercept system
Columbia South Carolina prison director Jon Ozmint advocates pilot jamming tech and a less intrusive managed access system to block smuggled inmate phones. He spoke at a FCC workshop amid regulatory hurdles and bipartisan interest in allowing tests. Ozmint notes phones enable crime planning from behind bars and cites Mississippi’s recent interceptions as proof.
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