Senior Fellow, Justice Policy Center Urban Institute
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has launched an initiative to develop and disseminate resources on contraband interdiction systems and practices. Particularly, the initiative aims to assist correctional agencies, including jails, with the management and interdiction of contraband cellphones. As part of the initiative, this workshop reviews the current state of the issues associated with, and strategies aimed to combat, contraband cellphones. The workshop also discusses how correctional agencies can request, through the BJA-sponsored initiative, no-cost training, and technical assistance in the area of contraband cell phone interdiction.
Learning Objectives:
• Describe cellphone-related challenges and issues facing correctional agencies today
• Understand how contraband cellphones are typically brought into a correctional facility
• Learn about various interdiction technologies and strategies in use by correctional agencies
• Learn about promising practices in the management and interdiction of contraband cellphones
• Identify how and where to seek resources and technical assistance on the interdiction of contraband cellphones
