The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) announces its support for a Federal Communications Commission plan to stop contraband from entering correctional facilities.

In a release issued by ODOC on Wednesday, the FCC’s proposed rule change would allow state correctional facilities to jam signals from contraband cellphones smuggled into prisons.

The proposal, scheduled for a vote by the FCC on Sept. 30, would lift current restrictions that hamper safe and effective correctional operations.

“Keeping contraband cellphones out of our prisons is just common sense,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said in the release. “This is a top priority to protect the safety of our staff and maintain order inside our facilities. I fully support the FCC’s effort to lift these restrictions so ODOC can better crack do

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