Guard Fired for Smuggling Contraband Cellphone

On Wednesday, KSLA reported that a guard in Hempstead County, Arkansas was fired for smuggling contraband cellphones and other illegal items into the prison where he worked.

Click here to read the story:
http://www.ksla.com/story/19656376/hempstead-co-detention-sergeant-arrested-in-contraband-probe

CellAntenna Corporation, and our affiliate CJAM, work with correctional facilities worldwide to prevent illegal cell phones in prisons through engineering solutions including: detection, managed access, and cellphone jamming.  Visit CJAM.com, or email us for more information about this growing problem and the solutions available to combat it.

Illegal Cellphones Cost UK over $30k Annually for Storage

The BBC reported this week that the UK spends over $30,000 per year to store illegal cellphones confiscated in correctional facilities.  Click here to read the article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19597010.

The phones, which are the newest form of contraband in prisons, are often found during raids.  The fines of storing the phones, which are returned to the prisoners upon release, is left to the taxpayers.  Several government officials are now calling for an end to the practice.

CA Wireless and CJAM.com, subsidiaries of CellAntenna Corporation, work with prisons worldwide to combat illegal cellphones.  Through detection, managed access, and jamming, prison officials are able to control communication by inmates.  Visit CJAM.com to learn more about solutions for correctional facilities.