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Should Richard Reid, the shoe-bomber, be allowed to have a radio in his prison cell?

Judge Rejects Shoe-Bomber's Bid for Radio BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected Richard Reid's request to keep a radio in his jail cell after the U.S. government argued that giving such a device to the convicted shoe-bomber posed a national security risk. Prosecutors argued in a court filing last month that Reid, whom they called a 'committed and dedicated international terrorist,' should not be allowed to have a radio because it might prompt him to send messages to the outside world. Giving Reid a radio would violate the special terms of his imprisonment that are designed to prevent him from 'directing terrorist acts outside the prison that could harm national security,' federal prosecutors said. To support their claim that Reid might try to make contact with the outside world, they said prison officials in June discovered a metal object in Reid's cell that could have been used 'as an antenna in a radio frequency receiver or transmitter.' Reid, who is being held in Massachusetts jail, has extremely limited access to the outside world. The government allows him to receive Time magazine on a weekly basis, but only after it vets the publication for possible terror-related material...

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