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Budget includes expanded cell‑phone interdiction, drone detection and digital forensics to stem contraband in Georgia prisons
Summary
The governor’s proposals would expand managed-access cell-phone interdiction, add drone detection systems, and fund a digital forensic unit and mail-scanning to reduce contraband and illicit communications, the corrections commissioner told lawmakers.
Commissioner Tyrone Oliver told the joint appropriations subcommittee that the governor’s budget includes technology and operational funding intended to reduce contraband — particularly cell phones and drones — which the department says enable in‑facility criminal activity.
"The managed access system is all cell phone interdiction technology that we're utilizing," Commissioner Oliver said, describing the department’s plan to expand managed access coverage. He told members the request would fund managed access infrastructure and installation at 14 additional locations for a total of 27 facilities.
What the proposal covers: The department’s presentation listed multiple interdiction…
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