Gov. Rounds to Support Cell Phone Bill
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Nicole Sabbatino
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
South Dakota’s Mike Rounds is among 20 governors who have signed a letter to support legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contraband cell phones in prisons.
The bipartisan legislation would enable governors to petition the Federal Communications Commission to use wireless technology to render illegal cell phones useless in prison.
In a letter, the governors say thousands of illegal calls are made by prisoners each year, enabling them to continue their criminal enterprises from behind bars.
The vote in the U.S. Senate could come this fall.
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