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  • Justice department cracks down on crooks' mobile calls

    Seven prison inmates in NSW have been given additional sentences after being found with mobile phones, the Minister for Justice John Hatzistergos said today, adding three more are due to face court on similar charges since the new laws came into effect last July.

  • Mobile phones rising gaol security threat

    Mobile phones are becoming a significant security threat in Australian correctional facilities, an investigation into the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (MRRC) in Silverwater NSW has revealed, however the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) is at a loss of how to address the problem.

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