Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons : Technology Solutions and Perspectives

by Estevez, Daniel J.; Gutierrez, Isobel M.

• ISBN13: 9781613245637
• ISBN10: 1613245637
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-25
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

Just as consumer demands for mobile devices have risen rapidly, the use of cell phones by prison inmates has grown as the U.S. prison population continues to expand. This use is considered contraband by prison officials. The number of cell phones confiscated by prison officials has dramatically increased in only a few years. This increase in unauthorised cell phone use by inmates is a mounting concern among correctional administrators across the country. This book investigates and examines wireless technology solutions to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons, such as jamming, managed access, and detection.

Table of Contents

Preface

Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons: Possible Wireless Technology Solutions

Emission Measurements of a Cellular & PCS Jammer at a Prison Facility

Initial Assessment of the Potential Impact from a Jamming Transmitter on Selected In-Band & Out-of-Band Receivers

Emission Measurement Results for a Cellular & PCS Signal-Jamming Transmitter

Statement of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Hearing on "Contraband Cell Phones in Correctional Facilities: Public Safety Impact & the Potential Implications of Jamming Technologies"

Statement of Senator John Whitmire, Texas, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, Hearing on "Contraband Cell Phones in Texas Prisons"

Statement of Richard A. Mirgon, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, Hearing on "Contraband Cell Phones in Correctional Facilities: Public Safety Impact & the Potential Implications of Jamming Technologies"

Testimony of Gary D. Maynard, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Hearing on "Contraband Cell Phones in Correctional Facilities: Public Safety Impact & the Potential Implications of Jamming Technologies"

Testimony of Steve Largent, President & CEO, CTIA, The Wireless Association, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, Hearing on "Contraband Cell Phones in Correctional Facilities: Public Safety Impact & the Potential Implications of Jamming Technologies"

Testimony of General John M. Moriarty, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Office of Inspector General, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, Hearing on "Contraband Cell Phones in Correctional Facilities: Public Safety Impact & the Potential Implications of Jamming Technologies"

Index

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