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AG stops TDCJ conspiracy to commit federal crime: Cell phone jammer test canceled

The Texas prison system was planning to commit a federal crime on Thursday at the Austin state jail, but Attorney General Greg Abbott intervened - not with an arrest for conspiracy but with a polite note saying, basically, "Uh ... please don't violate federal law."Readers will recall many historical instances where this crimefighting technique was effective - that's how they got Bonnie and Clyde, after all.In any event, while this kid-gloves approach to conspiracy to commit a federal crime may sharply contrast with tough on crime rhetoric we're used to hearing from the Texas AG, it will likely be enough to prevent the testing of cell phone jammers designed to eliminate cell phone contraband inside Texas prisons. At the request of legislative officials, TDCJ planned such a test on Thursday, but Abbott now says if the agency goes ahead they "could be exposed to legal consequences...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 16, 2008 (boomark / email).