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Has TDCJ learned the right lessons from death row cell phone scandal?

An article by Mike Ward in the Austin Statesman today ("Cell phones hard to find on death row," Nov. 23) makes me fear Texas prison administrators haven't learned the right lessons from the recent rash of contraband discoveries (particularly cell phones) on death row:"A year ago, we were amazed to find an inmate with both a cell phone and a charger up there," John Moriarty, the state prison system's inspector general, said Thursday. "They have 24/7 to think of ways to hide cell phones so we can't find them. This is our biggest, most complex challenge right now: tracking these phones down." ...In all, a total of 18 smuggled cell phones were found on death row in just 30 days ? five since a massive lockdown and shakedown of all prisons was completed last week...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 23, 2008 (boomark / email).