Just when you thought prison couldn’t get any worse, the Senate passed legislation on Monday that would allow prisons to request FCC permission to block cell phone signals.

"This bill protects citizens. It provides another means to stop the use of illegal cell phones by allowing prison on a case-by-case basis to use cell jammers. It will help make our neighborhoods safe and give prisons another necessary tool they need," said Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski, who co-sponsored the bill.

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