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.
The backstory:…