New York Department of Labor report directs prisons to make mailrooms safer and provide better protective equipment to reduce drug exposure
An inmate paid the correctional officer for the drugs and re-sold the narcotics to other inmates
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The nine-year veteran is accused of taking more than $23,000 in bribes over two months last year
Officials propose barring detainees from receiving packages from anyone other than vendors that ship directly to consumers
As of last week, 107 prisoners have died, which is more than the total number of annual deaths in 2018, 2019 and 2021
Officials' solution to the spread of drugs and ODs within the jail is to seek funding for a new body scanner to monitor both detainees and staff
Inmates at Ely State Prison sent two packages; one substance was deemed harmless while the other remained unknown Thursday
Defense argued the two performed as trained when confronted with a man who was "delusional, hallucinating, combative" and high on methamphetamine
Some jails have also increased the availability of Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses
Five inmates and two COs had a suspected fentanyl exposure at an Ohio jail
The COs slipped cellphones and drugs to jailed Bloods members for tens of thousands of dollars in bribes
Alex Toro pleaded not guilty to a four-count indictment alleging he’s been moonlighting as a drug dealer
The body scanner, which was purchased with state and county funds, cost around $200,000
Faith Rose Gratz, 24, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine
A report showed huge increase in drug seizures in 2020, despite lockdowns that allowed only attorneys and prison staff to access the facilities for much of year
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