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Authorizes to Use Technology to Detect and Block Cell Phones in Prisons

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This is a decision of the Ministry of National Security to try to prevent planned and executed crimes from the cells

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This is a decision of the Ministry of National Security to try to prevent planned and executed crimes from the cells

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The measure, officialized this Monday through the Official Gazette, aims to curb the commission of coordinated crimes from within the establishments. The federal prison entrance: the executive advances with a plan to block the use of cell phones was first published in #BorderJournalism.

The measure seeks to prevent prisoners from coordinating maneuvers.

On Monday, the national government authorized the installation of advanced technology systems to detect and block cell phones in federal prisons. The measure is now official and seeks to prevent prisoners from continuing to coordinate illegal maneuvers from inside prisons. The decision empowers the Federal Prison Service to implement IMEI/IMSI detection and blocking devices, with the aim of preventing the misuse of cell phones inside prisons. Th…

The Ministry of Security of Argentina authorized, through resolution 336/2026, the installation and operation of IMEI detection and blocking devices in local federal prison units in order to prevent mobile communications inside prisons. Administrative procedures for the acquisition, installation, maintenance and monitoring of equipment and technology necessary for this purpose will be carried out by the National Directorate of Information Techno…

The Ministry of Security published the manual of procedure for cancelling mobile signals within federal prisons. The measure formalizes the tracking of communication networks without detailing the official budget or the dates of acquisition of the equipment. Resolution 336/2026 published today in the Official Gazette formalized the installation of devices to detect and cancel phones in federal prisons in the country. The regulation, promoted by …

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El Cronista broke the news in Argentina on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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