Plans are Underway to Ban Cellphone Use in Prison
Plans are underway in Alabama prisons to block inmates cell phone calls.
The Alabama Department of Corrections plans to install new technology to block calls and texts to cellphones in some prisons, where they’re considered contraband but still used by inmates inside.
They say the plan is to install a “managed access” system for Draper, Elmore and Staton correctional facilities — three prisons in Elmore County.
The Department of Corrections expects the project to cost about 2 million dollars.
Officials say inmates use phones to conduct scams on the public, extort money from relatives and coordinate drug drops at prisons.
