Unauthorized cell phones in Nevada prisons now a crime

A bill making it a crime to bring unauthorized cell phones in Nevada prisons - punishable by up to four years in prison - and other state detention facilities was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jim Gibbons. Las Vegas Sun reports.

"... Under AB106, anyone knowingly furnishing a prisoner with a cell phone could be charged with a felony, punishable by up to four years in prison. Inmates could face the same penalty for possessing a cell phone.

A visitor or employee who just brings a cell phone into a prison could face misdemeanor penalties."

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