Department of Correction
Derrick D. Schofield, Commissioner
CONTRABAND ARRESTS
The introduction of contraband into state prisons is a serious violation of state law and will not be tolerated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. Visiting inmates in state prisons is a privilege. Visitors who abuse this privilege by bringing or attempting to bring contraband inside our facilities will be prosecuted. Employees discovered introducing contraband into state prisons face termination and criminal prosecution for violating the laws they have sworn to uphold.
The following is a list of contraband arrests in May, 2012:
May 20, 2012
Northeast Correctional Complex visitor Jeanette Elliott was arrested by the Johnson County Sheriff's Department and charged with introduction of contraband into a penal facility (cell phone.)
May 20, 2012
Northeast Correctional Complex visitor Gabriel Mathis was arrested by a TDOC LEU Special Agent and charged with introduction of contraband into a penal facility (cocaine.)
May 12, 2012
Northeast Correctional Complex visitor Dawn Taylor was arrested by the Johnson County Sheriff's Department and charged with introduction of contraband into a penal facility (20 suboxone pills, small amount of tobacco.)
May 6, 2012
West Tennessee State Penitentiary visitor Brenda Curtis was arrested by the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department and charged with possession of a schedule VI drug and introduction of contraband into a penal facility (2.4 oz. of marijuana.)
May 5, 2012
Hardeman County Correctional Facility visitor Bridgett McCullar was arrested by the Whiteville Police Department and charged with introduction of contraband into a penal facility (2.4 oz. of marijuana.)
May 5, 2012
Northeast Correctional Complex visitor Crystal Chapman was arrested by the Johnson County Sheriff's Department and charged with introduction of contraband into a penal facility (2 balloons of suboxone.)
Additional Arrests
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