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Guards and contraband smuggling in prisons and jails

I'm not sure I've ever heard of a Rogaine-related smuggling offense before, but a former guard from a federal prison in Beaumont just received a two-year prison sentence after he "accepted money from inmates in exchange for marijuana, MP3 players, Rogaine and tobacco."Cell phones are a more common and lucrative commodity. The incident reminds me of a recent New York case I noticed in which:Two correction officers were fired for sneaking booze, cigarettes, marijuana and rolling paper to accused cop-killer Lee Woods. Another officer, a woman, is under suspicion of having sex with Woods and giving him contraband.But of course, in state prisons the mother of all prison contraband cases is still unraveling at the Terrell unit south of Houston. The Back Gate recently posted these TV news reports on the topic to YouTube:Low pay contributes to smuggling by staff; an extra $250 for bringing in a cell phone can mean a lot for employees scraping by on $2K or so per month...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 29, 2008 (boomark / email).