State prisons could get upgraded defense systems for 'growing and evolving' drone threats

Описание: Tennessee Department of Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada says state prisons are facing an "evolving" threat that current perimeter defense systems can't pick up on: drone drops.

The drones are used to drop things like drugs, weapons and cell phones. Drugs and weapons pose some obvious safety problems, but Strada says the cell phones allow inmates to communicate with other and with the outside world, potentially intimidating witnesses.

Strada is looking for $1.7 million in funding from the state to combat the drone drops. He adds it will pair well with a new intelligence center he is moving around funds for with positions he hasn't been able to fill.

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