Accused of trying to use a small, remote-controlled aircraft to smuggle drugs, tobacco and pornography into a maximum-security state prison in western Maryland
Prison Director Neil Lavis said he’s been pleased with the results so far, saying the drones don’t get tired, don’t need a drink and don’t need to take a break
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Charles Westly Brooks, 43, is currently serving a life sentence for a murder conviction
There are many applications that drones could used for inside prison walls; does the technology have a place in corrections?
Men prepared to fly drugs, tobacco and pornography into the maximum-security institution
The investigation targeted a couple of people and had been going on for some time
SB170 would make it a felony crime to intentionally fly a drone over the grounds of a state prison or a jail
A wrecked drone laden with more than six ounces of marijuana was found by a corrections officer on May 31
Marijuana and Suboxone make up the two leading drugs that inmates are abusing
Package was dropped July 29 at the Mansfield Correctional Institution
It is unclear whether contraband was dropped
One man has been arrested in connection with contraband smuggling via drone
Technique is still in its experimental stages, but it is an alternative to established methods
State officials decided that purchasing the blimp drone, called an aerostat, wouldn’t be a good investment of taxpayer dollars
Police are investigating the incident
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