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Relationship Between Corrections Officers, Inmate Leads To Drug Bust In Virginia Prison Relationship Between Corrections Officers, Inmate Leads To Drug Bust In Virginia Prison
Relationship Between Corrections Officers, Inmate Leads To Drug Bust In Virginia Prison A relationship between a former corrections officer and inmate led to a drug bust in a Virginia prison, state officials said. Detailed investigation techniques and hours of surveillance by Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) staff members led to the seizure of suspected drugs and contraband intended for an inmate in late May 2023, the VADOC said. Officials did not disclose the name of the prison, or the name of the CO. VADOC Drug Task Force staff initiated the investigation in March 2023, following a tip that a former corrections officer had been involved in an inappropriate relation…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Who Keeps Mailing Drugs To Inmates In Rappahannock Jail? Who Keeps Mailing Drugs To Inmates In Rappahannock Jail?
Who Keeps Mailing Drugs To Inmates In Rappahannock Jail? For the third day in a row, drugs were mailed to an inmate in the Rappahannock Regional Jail, authorities said. Jail staff contacted a deputy, who turned over a letter around noon on Wednesday, May 24, the Stafford County Sheriffs Office said. "In case there was any doubt, mailing drugs to inmates is frowned upon," a spokesperson said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hammer Wielding Inmate Finds Himself Back In Rappahannock Jail 2 Hours After Release Hammer Wielding Inmate Finds Himself Back In Rappahannock Jail 2 Hours After Release
Hammer Wielding Inmate Finds Himself Back In Rappahannock Jail 2 Hours After Release An inmate released from the Rappahannock Regional Jail found himself right back in a holding cell for a crime committed seconds after being freed, authorities said. The unnamed Maryland man used a hammer to smash the windows on one of the jail's vans and magistrate's door, sometime around 3:20 a.m. Sunday, May 7, authorities in Stafford County said. The inmate, who had been released at 1:11 a.m., was captured on Hope Road, police said. When confronted about the shattering incident, the suspect denied that he broke anything, and instead, changed his answer after being informed the …

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by Cecilia Levine