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The Prison Phone Bill
New bill aims to crack down on prison phone use
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
This bill would make it a bigger crime to give phones to inmates, which might not help regular people.
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While the bill tries to stop bad things in prisons, it may not really help everyday people. It's important to think about how this affects everyone.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill increases penalties for providing phones in prisons.
- It has support from both Republicans and Democrats.
- It has passed the Senate and is now in the House.
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