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Kustoff Bill Would Authorize Cellphone Jamming in Prisons

By Joel Lancaster
jlancaster@mckenziebanner.com
Posted 4/1/25

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 28) — U.S. Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN) and U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced legislation March 26 to allow cellphone jamming systems to be deployed inside federal and state correctional housing units, aiming to curb criminal activity coordinated through contraband phones.

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