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Cellphones in the hands of inmates causing problems
By wspa.com- Eryn Rogers
Published: 07/22/2016

SPARTANBURG, SC (WSPA) – Many people almost always carry their cell phones with them wherever they go. But, for some people such as inmates in our state prisons, it’s a lifeline, and they’ll go through lengths just to make sure they get and keep them.

However, cell phones in the hands of inmates are causing problems, and they are one of the highest items of contraband taken away in prisons.

The investigation began after an inmate inside Perry Correctional called the 7News after an officer was beaten and held hostage at the prison back in April.

Retired Captain Robert Johnson knows the dangers of a contraband cell phone all too well. He was a contraband officer at Lee Correctional in the Midlands where he worked for 15 years.

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