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U.S. Senate: It’s cool to jam cell phones in prisons
CrunchGear — ... FCC to use jamming devices so long as they don’t cause interference with legitimate communications. Luckily for the rest of us, the Act also requires the FCC to be fairly specific about where and how signals can be blocked, so law enforcement officials won’t, in theory, be able to overly abuse this new “power.” Nothing is set in stone yet, well, at least until the bill is ratified by the House and signed by the Pres. [via Phone Scoop and WSJ]

Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons [Law]
Gizmodo — ... and laying out specific rules about when and where signals could be blocked. As you might expect, the issue of inmates using cellphones to conduct nefarious business has become a problem over the last few years. The House still needs to approve the bill—but it seems like a no-brainer to me. I mean, think about all the time officers would save when they don't have to hunt for cellphones being smuggled in by carrier pigeons, R/C helicopters and buttholes. [WSJ via Phone Scoop via CrunchGear] ...