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Texas, New Jersey Prison Staff Prosecuted for Cell Phone Smuggling
Loaded on April 15, 2009
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2009, page 43
On October 20, 2008, the entire Texas prison system was locked down and searched for cell phones and other contraband. The search resulted in the discovery of hundreds of cell phones, chargers, SIM cards, tobacco stashes and weapons. [See: PLN, March 2009, p.29]. While the search was in progress, the ...
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Guard Misconduct,
Crime/Demographics,
Criminal Prosecution,
Cell Phone Access.
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New Jersey,
Texas.
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