With the increasing rampant illegal activities in South African prisons, the Congress of the People (COPE) called on the correctional services department to speed up the installation of cell phone jammer in prisons. This call is not only for individual incidents that have been exposed recently, but also for universal problems in the prison system. COPE emphasizes that mobile phone signal jammers are an important technical means to curb illegal communications and criminal activities of prisoners. signal jammer
Problems exposed in the prison system: from individual cases to universal phenomena
In the recent incidents, Pastor Timothy Omotoso preached to his congregation through video conference in prison, once again revealing huge loopholes in prison management. It is reported that the pastor is detained in St. Albans Prison in Port Elizabeth, but he can still communicate frequently with the outside world through his mobile phone. GPS jammerThe correctional department launched an investigation to try to clarify how mobile phones were smuggled into the prison.
However, this is not an isolated incident. During a raid on Johannesburg Central Prison, prison guards found a large number of mobile phones and other contraband.drone jammer It can be seen that mobile phone smuggling has become a "norm" in South African prisons, which not only makes the management of the prison more difficult, but also gives prisoners the opportunity to continue criminal activities.Wifi jammer
Solution proposed by COPE: Install signal jammers
COPE national spokesperson Blom made it clear: "We need to take urgent action to install mobile phone signal jammers in all prisons." He believes that prisoners use mobile phones for illegal activities, exposing major loopholes in prison management. Mobile phone signal jammers, as an efficient technical means, can effectively block prisoners' communications with the outside world and cut off their connection with criminal networks.
Blom emphasized: "Mobile phone signal jammers are not high-tech, and installation and maintenance are not complicated, but they can significantly improve the security level of prisons." He urged the judicial and correctional departments to take action as soon as possible to avoid more security problems caused by mobile phone smuggling.
Implementation challenges: technical and legal considerations
Although the introduction of signal jammers seems to be a good solution to the problem, the South African government needs to overcome multiple challenges in promoting this technology. First, jammers may affect the mobile phone signals of legitimate users around the prison, which requires technical optimization. Secondly, how to ensure that the jammer covers the entire prison area, especially those "blind spots", is also an urgent problem to be solved.
In addition, the introduction of jammers may cause disputes at the privacy and legal levels. Therefore, before installing jammers, the South African government needs to formulate corresponding laws and regulations to ensure the legal application of the technology.
