A special working group of law enforcement and Supervisory authorities is developing a technical solution that would block mobile communications in prisons. About it reported the press service of the Ministry of justice.
Existing equipment does not preclude the use of mobile communication in the colonies and remand centres. In a press-service said: “the State Commission for radio frequencies organized a working group with representatives from the Ministry of communications, Ministry of defense, Ministry of interior, Roskomnadzor, Rossvyaz, the Federal security service, the FSB, Rosobrnadzor and the Federal penitentiary service in order to find the most effective technical and scientific solutions to counter the use of mobile devices of suspects, accused and convicted persons held in institutions of the penal system”.
Prohibiting cell phones in penal institutions amendments to the legislation are planned to be introduced in 2019.