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James Lankford: “We have a situation where in state prisons, they can't block…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Lankford Joins Wake Up America to Talk Federal Fumbles and SAVE Act

Published | Video Starts at 03:48

We're not losing that money. For the taxpayer, the pressure stays on members of Congress and just finished their work. It's a very pragmatic solution. We have a situation where in state prisons, they can't block and jam cell phone signals. So if someone sneaks a cell phone in, prisoners are able to get access to it. That's a really big problem. You can block it in federal prisons, just not in states. (03:48–03:55)

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Asserts that state prisons cannot block or jam cell phone signals.

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