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Ex-inmate warns about danger of smuggled cell phones

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A Georgia prison inmate says smuggled cellphones have become so dangerous he vowed once released he'd try to do something about it.

His public complaint comes as state corrections officials admit they cannot stop the flood of cellphones into state prisons -- around 8000 just last year.

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