Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

Smuggling cell phones into federal prisons is a serious problem — inmates use them to coordinate crimes, threaten witnesses, and run scams. Currently, penalties for providing contraband phones to inmates are relatively light. This bill increases the maximum prison sentence to 2 years for anyone caught bringing a phone into a federal correctional facility. It also requires the Bureau of Prisons to conduct a review of its policies on prohibited contraband within one year and update them as needed to better protect inmates and staff.