HJR5 Summary

• Urges United States Congress to enact legislation authorizing state and federal correctional facilities to operate cellular phone signal blocking or "jamming" systems in inmate housing areas.

• Identifies contraband cellular devices in prisons as creating opportunities for trafficking other contraband, enabling criminal conspiracies, and jeopardizing facility security and safety.

• Asserts that signal blocking technology is more effective, less invasive, more thorough, and more cost-effective than alternative methods such as searching and confiscating contraband devices.

• Directs the Alabama Legislature to deliver a copy of this resolution to each member of the Alabama Congressional Delegation to communicate the state's position on this issue.