A Buenos Aires lawmaker explained that penalties for violating the norm are already in place, as the project only modifies the article that currently prohibits mobile phones in prisons. Liberman emphasized control mechanisms to ensure compliance, such as the use of signal jammers and daily searches, and noted that if the initiative is to be replicated nationwide, 'it can be done.' 'We are working to ban the use of mobile phones in prisons and any form of communication via network,' he stated. Article 19 of the National Constitution establishes that prisons must be safe and clean for security, not for the punishment of inmates. 'They look more like film studios than a prison,' he pointed out. Furthermore, he stated that the project was prepared with lessons from 'previous initiatives' and was designed to 'avoid ideological debates, because here it's a matter of raising your hand in favor of banning mobile phones in prisons or not.' The level of production with which inmates work is tremendous. The idea is to implement measures with signal jammers and daily searches so that the norm cannot be violated,' Liberman said on the program 'Tiempo de Policiales,' aired on ATP Stream. 'This is concrete work to avoid a circular debate on this. We will see what the level of support is. Now we are going to talk with the different lawmakers,' he added. 'I want to talk with each legislator because this has nothing to do with the political thinking of one party. Prisons seem like a call center for crime. It goes beyond party ideology, these are state matters and that must overcome political and party differences,' he stressed.
