Michigan AG, Department of Corrections push for law allowing cell phone jammers in prisons

The Brief

  • Michigan Attorney General Dana is among more than two dozen attorneys general calling for a law that would allow cell phone jammers in prisons.
  • Cell phone jammers are federally banned.
  • The FCC argues that jammers could interfere with 911 communications. The commission suggests an alternative solution – call capturing.

LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) A push for a law change that would allow prisons to deploy cell phone jammers is growing, with officials and organizations calling on Congress to approve such a measure.

Cell phone jammers block signals transmitted between cell phones to stop them from working. They are currently banned in the U.S.

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