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Contraband Smuggling a Problem at Prisons and Jails Nationwide
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2013
by Matthew Clarke
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2013, page 24
by Matt Clarke
Filed under:
Contractor Misconduct,
Guard Misconduct,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Jail Misconduct,
Crime/Demographics,
Criminal Prosecution.
Location:
United States of America.
The smuggling of illicit items such as drugs, cigarettes and cell phones into prisons and jails continues to be a significant problem throughout the United States. Often the people doing the smuggling are guards or other corrections employees, who, motivated by greed, accept bribes from prisoners.
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