Mohamed Amra, whose escape led to the deaths of two agents in May, continued to manage his network from his cell using cell phones. This issue affects all prisons because it’s very challenging to prevent cell phones from being smuggled in. Moreover, most prison facilities are not adequately equipped to handle this problem.
Despite the challenges, it’s possible to block cell phone usage within prisons, according to Yann Bastière, a national delegate of the Unité union. He asserts that the solution lies in cell Jammers.
“The real solution is jamming,” he says. “To stop these individuals behind bars from continuing their illegal activities, we need to cut off all communication between them and the outside world.”
Emmanuel Baudin, general secretary of FO Justice, agrees. However, currently, fewer than thirty prisons in France have jammers due to their high cost and certain limitations. “A cell phone jammer can cost nearly 1 million euros,” he notes.