Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION OR USE OF MOBILE OR CELLULAR TELEPHONE BY CONVICTED PRISONERS AND INDIVIDUALS WHILE INCARCERATED AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
Congress Author
Date filed
August 16, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2464, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION OR USE OF MOBILE OR CELLULAR TELEPHONE BY CONVICTED PRISONERS AND INDIVIDUALS WHILE INCARCERATED AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
ABSTRACT : Rationale: Just recently, it was reported in newspapers that unannounced inspections conducted by officials of penal facilities revealed that some prisoners serving sentence in the national penitentiary and detained persons in city jails were foundto have in their possession cellular phones which they used to contact persons and associates outside the jail where they are confined. The unrestricted use of mobile phones had enabled convicted drug traffickers to direct the operation of their nefarious trade from within the confines of their jail cells, a task almost impossible to perform without these high-tech telecommunicati on gadgets.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CUENCO, ANTONIO V.
DATE FILED : 2001-08-16
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2001-08-22

Abstract

Rationale: Just recently, it was reported in newspapers that unannounced inspections conducted by officials of penal facilities revealed that some prisoners serving sentence in the national penitentiary and detained persons in city jails were foundto have in their possession cellular phones which they used to contact persons and associates outside the jail where they are confined. The unrestricted use of mobile phones had enabled convicted drug traffickers to direct the operation of their nefarious trade from within the confines of their jail cells, a task almost impossible to perform without these high-tech telecommunicati on gadgets.

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