Title: How Do Prisoners Obtain Cell Phones?
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How Do Prisoners Obtain Cell Phones?
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Content: How Do Prisoners Obtain Cell Phones? How Do Prisoners Obtain Cell Phones? Robert Holland • Oct 24, 2018
Inmates in the American prison system do not have permission to own or use cell phones, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping them from making calls and using social media. Many people wonder how prisoners are able to obtain smartphones in prison, when inmates are posting messages and even photos from inside their cells. Prisoners often have limited access to email and the internet. Recently, the Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System (TRULINCS) became a standard service in American prisons, offering an easier means of communication between prisoners and their contacts on the outside. However, loopholes in the TRULINCS system allow some prisoners access to social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Despite increasing availability of communication amenities and computer access, many inmates are somehow obtaining smartphones for personal use and accessing social media outside of approved channels. HOW DO THEY GET CELL PHONES IN PRISON? Cell phones are contraband in prison, so if a guard discovers one in a prisoner’s cell or on a prisoner’s person, the guard will likely confiscate it.