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• Rimutaka Prison Corruption: Corrections Officer Sentenced Following "Sex for Contraband" Scandal

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A former Corrections officer has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention after a police investigation revealed he smuggled drugs and alcohol into Wellington’s Rimutaka Prison...

• Fannin County Corrections Officer Arrested on Bribery Charges Following Jail Contraband Investigation

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 31 year old corrections officer at the Choice Moore Unit in Bonham was taken into custody on Friday after being accused of smuggling tobacco into the facility. Authorities report...

• New York lawmakers introduce legislation to prevent prison visitation denials based on faulty body scans

  Published: Mar 26, 2026

  Section: Politics

  State Senator Julia Salazar and Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest have proposed a bill to standardize security screening protocols in New York prisons. The move follows report...

• Calcasieu Parish Authorities Probe Medical Emergencies at Sheriff’s Prison Following Suspected Drug Exposure

  Published: Mar 21, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of suspected drug-related medical incidents at the Sheriff Wayne McElveen Prison. Sheriff Stitch Guillory suggests t...

• Texas Correctional Officer Arrested For Smuggling Tobacco Into Prison Using Burritos

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Crime

  James Byron Thibodeaux, 66, was arrested at the Bradshaw State Jail in Henderson, Texas, after investigators discovered he was using burritos to smuggle tobacco to an inmate. Thibo...