{"id":3638,"date":"2011-06-06T11:07:58","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T11:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:08:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:08:10","slug":"new-laws-for-prisoners-who-used-cell-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/new-laws-for-prisoners-who-used-cell-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"New Laws for Prisoners Who Used Cell Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/man-on-phone-in-station.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1176\" title=\"man with phone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/man-on-phone-in-station.jpg\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1176 lazyload\" title=\"man with phone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/man-on-phone-in-station.jpg\"><\/a>California is attempting to draft new legislation to crack down on the widespread proliferation of old cell phones being smuggled into correctional facilities such as the California Institution for Women and the California Institution for Men.&nbsp; The bill, which was mooted by State Senator Alex Padilla last week, was approved by the Senate with 39 votes to zero and is now headed for the state Assembly where it will be considered by the Public Safety Committee.&nbsp; Should the bill become law, it will mean anyone caught smuggling a cell phone into a correctional facility could be charged with a misdemeanor that could result in up to six months in jail, plus a fine of up to 5,000 US dollars for every cell 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