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Can Inmates Really Send Text Messages From Inside Prison?
Inmates are not permitted access to text messaging through any authorized channel, so if you are receiving texts from your friend inside, it is almost certainly…
Inmates are not permitted access to text messaging through any authorized channel, so if you are receiving texts from your friend inside, it is almost certainly coming from a contraband smartphone that was smuggled into the facility.
The contraband phone problem is significant and widespread across correctional facilities nationwide. Smartphones get smuggled in through visits, through corrupt staff, through food deliveries, and through creative methods that facilities work constantly to shut down. Once inside, they circulate and get used for exactly...
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