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Virginia joins 22 other states to urge FCC to allow cellphone jamming in prisons

Virginia has joined 22 other states in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to let prisons use cellphone jamming technology to block illegal communications from contraband phones.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia has joined 22 other states in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to let prisons use cellphone jamming technology to block illegal communications from contraband phones.

In an announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the Office of Attorney General Jason Miyares announced that Virginia has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general urging the FCC to allow prisons to use cellphone jamming in prisons to stop inmates from communicating on contraband phones.