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“The Alabama Solution”: Oscar-Nominated Film Uses Prisoner Cellphones to Show U.S.’s Deadliest Prisons

Democracy Now 16 Feb 2026
We’re joined by three guests who worked on the documentary ... The Alabama Solution features footage clandestinely shot on contraband cellphones wielded by men incarcerated by the fifth-largest state prison system in the United States ... Donate ... Film ... .
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What would a statewide cellphone ban look like for Lehigh Valley schools? Bethlehem Area provides ...

The Morning Call 16 Feb 2026
Sophie Rivera is only required to put her cellphone away during class time, but the Freedom High School senior said she wouldn’t mind if the devices were banned for the entire school day.
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How Michigan’s classroom cellphone law affects Mt. Pleasant, Clare schools

Mount Pleasant Morning Sun 15 Feb 2026
Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 4141 and Senate Bill 495 aiming to limit cellphone usage in class ... Pleasant Public Schools, already have policies in place to restrict cellphone usage during class.
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Fort Lauderdale cop stabbed while trying to catch phone-robbery suspect: police

The Miami Herald 15 Feb 2026
The Fort Lauderdale police officer suffered minor injuries as well as the suspect, who will be facing charges, police said ... .
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Indiana House panel advances school cellphone crackdown

Kokomo Tribune 14 Feb 2026
A sweeping school cellphone crackdown and revamped language tightening controls on youth social media use cleared the House Education Committee Wednesday after weeks of debate on both measures ... .
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Total Wireless brings new cellphone carrier store to Painesville Township

Cascade Business News 14 Feb 2026
Total Wireless recently opened a new prepaid cellphone store in Painesville Township. Located at 1520 Mentor Ave., between Charley’s Cheesesteaks and O’Reilly Auto Parts, the store offers smartphones, tablets and home internet plans ... 4 ... ....
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Cellphone crackdown, social media bills advance

La Porte County Herald-Dispatch 14 Feb 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — A sweeping school cellphone crackdown and revamped language tightening controls on youth social media use cleared the House Education Committee Wednesday after weeks of debate on both measures ... × This page requires Javascript ... .
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Indiana House panel advances school cellphone crackdown, revised youth social media bills

Pharos Tribune 13 Feb 2026
A sweeping school cellphone crackdown and revamped language tightening controls on youth social media use cleared the House Education Committee Wednesday after weeks of debate on both measures ... .
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High schools should adopt ‘bell-to-bell’ cellphone ban

The Daily Journal - San Mateo 13 Feb 2026
By all accounts, the elimination of cellphones at San Mateo High School has been largely successful in ensuring students have been focused on learning in the classroom and away from devices ... .
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California schools that ban cellphones make students want them more

Mountain View Voice 13 Feb 2026
... them” There’s been a growing push to ban or restrict cellphones .
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Can I use a cellphone on an airplane? What about a laptop?

app 13 Feb 2026
These days, our cellphones have practically become an extension of ourselves ... While these cellphone radio waves won’t entirely disrupt communication, it can bring down the audio quality.
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Pa. Senate passes “bell-to-bell” bill that would restrict students’ use of cell phones in schools; ...

Observer-Reporter 13 Feb 2026
A bill that would ban student cellphone use in Pennsylvania schools during the school day has taken a step forward ... students may not carry or use cellphones during the school day ... Brownsville Area School District, too, has implemented a cellphone ban.
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