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Governments are attempting to eliminate the presence of '''cell phones in prison'''. Thousands of illicit cell phones are confiscated in prisons every year.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2008-11-20-cellphone_N.htm|author=Kevin Johnson|publisher=USA Today|date=November 20, 2008 | title=Smuggled cellphones flourish in prisons | accessdate=April 28, 2010}}</ref> In the [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]], possession of a cell phone is treated the same as possession of a hazardous weapon, with [[incident report]]s being written. Some jurisdictions are considering using [[cell phone jammer]]s, a proposal that some cell phone companies are wary about.<ref>{{citation|title=Testing cell phone jamming in prison|publisher=The Baltimore Sun|date=February 17, 2010|url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/2010/02/testing_cell_phone_jamming_in.html}}</ref> |
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