Drones delivering contraband to (or carrying messages from)
prisoners is a huge problem, but federal law prohibits states from
establishing "no drone zones" around prisons and from
deploying counter-drone measures to intercept or disable drones
once they are spotted. Senate Bill 6, signed by Governor Kemp,
appears to be an attempted work around that could permit law
enforcement to monitor and prevent drone operations around
prisons.
Georgia law already makes it a crime to give anything to persons in
custody without the warden's permission, including the usual
list of contraband: weapons, alcohol, pharmaceuticals,
communications devices, tobacco (without authorization), and
"any other article or item without the authorization of the
warden." Separately, Georgia law also punishes any act which constitutes a substantial step
toward providing contraband. Casing or conducting surveillance of
the location of the planned crime is one of many, though not
exclusive, factors
