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| Prisoners used cellphones to run crime rings |
| By onlineathens.com- Kate Brumback |
| Published: 09/25/2015 |
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ATLANTA | Inmates at some Georgia prisons have been using cellphones to traffic drugs, smuggle in contraband, steal identities and, in at least one case, to arrange a violent attack on an inmate suspected of snitching, according to federal indictments unsealed Thursday that target a dozen people who officials say were involved in two prison-based crime rings. The inmates used prison employees to smuggle cellphones and other contraband into the prisons, two indictments say. They then used the phones to communicate with networks of other inmates, friends on the outside and prison staff members. "The one commonality that runs through it all is the ready access to and use of cellphones and smartphones by the inmates that allowed them to continue their victimization of citizens and the community even while they were behind bars," U.S. Attorney John Horn said. The investigation is ongoing, he said. Read More. |
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