Overview
- Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced he joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general pressing the FCC to authorize prison cellphone jamming.
- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said the change is needed to disrupt signals from smuggled devices used for criminal activity.
- Current FCC rules interpret federal law to prohibit jamming equipment, including in correctional facilities.
- The FCC recently proposed allowing correctional facilities to deploy narrowly targeted systems confined to prison grounds.
- Supporters argue contraband phones enable gangs, witness intimidation, narcotics trafficking, and other crimes orchestrated from behind bars.