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  4 arrested in attempted smuggling at Okla. jail

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  Officials say women tried to smuggle drugs, cellphones through a hole in cell wall

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  Judges order carriers to 'brick' inmate cellphones

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  Judges in California and SC ordered cellphone carriers to disable nearly 200 contraband cellphones used by inmates

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  Federal officials: Prison cellphone jamming test a success

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  Officials say they were able to shut down phone signals inside a prison cell, while phones about 20 feet away worked normally

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  SC prison officials may have answer to stopping illegal cellphone use

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  Officials have said cellphones illegally smuggled into Lee Correctional Institution played a role in the deadly riot

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  South Carolina's prisons among the deadliest in the US

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  Contraband cellphones and staffing shortages are often blamed for many of the department's woes

• Feds: Inmate posted video online using contraband phone

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  Prosecutors say the inmate bragged about having the phone and called himself "a motivational speaker for gangsters"

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  Milkman accused of sneaking drugs, phones into prison

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  A longtime milkman smuggled marijuana, tobacco and cellphones into an Ohio prison hidden inside milk cartons, a prosecutor said

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  SC State Guard enlisted to fight prison cellphones

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  Gov. Henry McMaster signed an executive order allowing South Carolina State Guardsmen to help patrol the perimeters of the state's prisons

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  Corrections, Congress 'encouraged' by prison phones meeting

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  Officials say they're hopeful the meeting will lead to a solution that combats security issues posed by cellphones in the hands of inmates

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  Prison chiefs head to Washington to talk cellphones with FCC

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  Corrections officials are heading to Washington to discuss what they call their biggest security threat: cellphones in the hands of inmates

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  Unable to jam signals, SC prison pays cops to fight cellphones

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  Director Bryan Stirling said he's enlisting the help of law enforcement to combat the issue outside prison fences

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  Wireless industry: Court orders needed to block prison calls

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  As officials combat contraband cellphones in the hands of inmates, a wireless trade group says court orders should be required to shut down the devices

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  FCC schedules meeting to address prison cellphone issues

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  The phones allow inmates to carry on their criminal enterprises from behind bars

• Quiz: Are your contraband search skills up to snuff?

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  Never allow complacency to set in when conducting a cell search, as contraband poses a significant security risk in a correctional facility

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  How forensic technology can assist data extraction from contraband phones

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  Advances in technology are allowing investigators to fully exploit the data in seized phones as a rich source of actionable intelligence and evidence

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