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June 2018 Edition
2) CELL PHONES& THE
MINI KEY FOB CELL PHONE
EPIDEMIC
Technological innovation has
long been a key concept to
cause disruption and invigo-
rate consumer behavior.
As we have seen, innovation
also tends to result in the har-
nessing of greater capability in
a smaller form factor.
This handset is marketed as the ‘world’s smallest phone’ and has become the most
popular mobile for prisoners.
Case in point: The prisoners’ phone (aka,
‘Beat the Boss phone’).
You only have to turn to the evolution of cell
phones from the “brick” phone to the iPhone. This tiny mobile phone has caused signif-
icant disruption for prisons all over the
Yet, while technology has mass productivity world, primarily the United Kingdom.
appeal, it usually also comes with some lev-
el of unintended consequences.
These phones are (nearly) metal
free and are smaller in
size than many lighters
– a disturbing combina-
tion for correctional offi-
cers fighting contraband
problems.
These phones can be purchased
for approximately $30 from pop-
ular online retailers, and can fetch
$300 – $1,000 in prisons.
A mobile phone explicitly designed for illegal smuggling into prisons is being sold
by online retailer Amazon.
Provided the small size, these
phones are smuggled in to in-
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