Tag Archives: Prison Drone
Missouri prisons and jails are one step closer to becoming no-drone zones
The Missouri House on Monday gave first-round approval to legislation that would ground drones near state correctional facilities. Department of Corrections officials have raised concerns about potential aerial contraband drops after several drone sightings near state prisons in recent years. … Continue reading
Missouri prisons would become no-drone zones amid worries of aerial contraband drops
Pilots flying drones too close to a state prison could end up in state prison if one Missouri Republican’s proposed legislation were signed into law. State Sen. Denny Hoskins’ bill would create the crime of “unlawful use of unmanned aircraft … Continue reading
FAA Prohibits Drone Flights Above Federal Prisons, US Coast Guard Bases
Drones will be prohibited from flying over federal prisons and Coast Guard facilities under flight restrictions the Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday. Prison officials have long worried about people flying remote-controlled aircraft over prison yards to drop drugs, weapons or … Continue reading
Experts Say Drones Pose a National Security Threat — and We Aren’t Ready
Last fourth of July, as fireworks burst across the night sky near the Lieber Correctional Institution in Ridgeville, S.C., convicted kidnapper Jimmy Causey tucked a lifelike dummy into his bed, sneaked out of his prison cell and completed a daring … Continue reading
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