Problems facing California prisons: Cell phones
California prisons have plenty of problems but one that you may not often hear about is contraband. That's the subject of tonight's Vanguard episode: Prison Contraband.
This Week on Vanguard: Prison Contraband (Video)
What people are sneaking into the clink has changed a bit from old prison movies. Sure, there's plenty of homemade knives and drugs, but one of the biggest problems facing California prison officials these days is actually cell phones. A report released early last month showed over 4000 cell phones confiscated across the state this year.
Authorities have even begun training cell phone sniffing dogs.
Tune in tonight to Vanguard for an in-depth look at the fight against contraband in California prisons.
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This Week on Vanguard: Prison Contraband (Video)
What people are sneaking into the clink has changed a bit from old prison movies. Sure, there's plenty of homemade knives and drugs, but one of the biggest problems facing California prison officials these days is actually cell phones. A report released early last month showed over 4000 cell phones confiscated across the state this year.
"Investigations conducted within California prisons have supported allegations [that] cellphones have been used by incarcerated felons to participate in criminal activity," wrote Cate, secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Crimes committed by inmates using cellphones have included the planning of escapes, restraining order violations, use of stolen credit cards to purchase inmate quarterly packages and the coordination of smuggling contraband into prisons, Cate said.
Authorities have even begun training cell phone sniffing dogs.
Tune in tonight to Vanguard for an in-depth look at the fight against contraband in California prisons.
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