The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) performed a statewide test on Wednesday, October 4, to examine the effectiveness of the government’s mass communication choices.

At 2:20 p.m. ET, phones, TVs, and radios all sounded an alert, even the electronics of those detainees who had been unlawfully hidden.

When the alarm, which had a distinct tone and vibration, went out, a text message appeared on people’s cell phones that read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System.” The goal is to keep and enhance alert and warning capabilities at the federal, state, municipal, tribal, and territorial levels, as well as to assess the nation’s public alert and warning capacities. The general public is not compelled to take any action.”

The warning was displayed in either English or Spanish, depending on which language consumers had set their devices to.

A statement on TV and radio stated that this was a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had issued, covering the United States from 14:20 to 14:50 ET. This is only a practice run. The general public is not compelled to take any action.”

Although not everyone received the national emergency alert test, some unfortunate prisoners’ phones buzzed and pinged off—phones they are not permitted to have in their cells.

According to a New York State Prison official, the test resulted in the confiscation of two phones from detainees at Sing Sing Correctional Facility.

According to another source, security at FCI Coleman Low in Florida also recovered two phones.

It wouldn’t surprise me if other jails had similar situations.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, on the other hand, informed TMZ: “The Federal Bureau of Prisons does not elaborate on specific internal security procedures for safety and security reasons.”

If a person is discovered having a phone in jail, they may be charged with a Class E felony,’ according to the Tennessee Department of Correction.

It states the offense is ‘punishable by fine’ in a post on its website on June 23, 2021.

“A fine of $3,000 will be imposed upon offenders who repeatedly violate this law,” according to the statement.

“Contraband cellphones are a significant security threat because they enable the type of illegal activity that leads to criminal conspiracies between people inside our correctional environment and those on the outside,” says Corrections Commissioner Tony Parker.

“Inmates use these cellphones to engage in drug operations, sex trafficking, and other organized criminal activities that cause devastating consequences for public safety and empower these criminals to continue a life of crime.”