Yahoo!/AP reports that the Federal Communications Act prohibits the State of South Carolina from installing communications jamming equipment inside jails and prisons to prevent inmates from using cell phones to commit further crimes.

How many bars can they get inside of prison? I would imagine that cell phone reception inside an imposing concrete structure should be pretty dismal. And, instead of paying for some electronic wizardry to jam signals, the prison can install aluminum siding or other materials to further physically disrupt the cell phones inside the prison. Maybe the state officials need to think outside the box.