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street members. 30 Most often, compromised
prison staff smuggle such contraband as drugs,
cigarettes, and cell phones for gang members.
These items rank high in smuggling efforts of
corrupt staff, as drugs and cigarettes constitute
the backbone of the black-market economy
run by gangs and cell phones allow prisoners
to communicate within institutions, between
prisons, and with their street counterparts. 31
• (U) Approximately two-thirds of survey
respondents report that staff members
aid inmates in smuggling cell phones into
facilities. 32
• (U) According to open source reporting, two
prison sergeants of the Florida Department
of Corrections allegedly ordered an inmate
to be killed to protect their involvement
in an institution-wide gang operation. By
account of court records, for more than a
year, at least five guards, including the two
sergeants in question, smuggled drugs,
cigarettes, and cell phones for Bloods and
Folk Nation gangs in exchange for thousands
of dollars in payment. 33
• (U) The Maryland Department of Public
Safety and Correctional Services uncovered
a ring of corrupt prison staff in collusion with
the Black Guerilla Family. As of March 2015,
24 correctional officers were convicted for
their role in the racketeering conspiracy,
which included helping the Black Guerilla
Family smuggle cell phones, prescription
pills, and other contraband into a city jail by
means of their hair, shoes, and underwear. 34
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(U) Source: Pixabay.com.
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National Gang Intelligence Center
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