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| Letters, mail pose unique security problems for prisons |
| By heraldcourier.com- Robert Sorrell |
| Published: 10/24/2016 |
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Hundreds of pieces of mail, especially letters, go in and out of jail facilities every week in the Mountain Empire and ensuring the safety and security of the process can be a daunting task for staff. Within the past year, in two separate incidents, prisoners at Wallens Ridge State Prison in Wise County, Virginia, sent threatening letters to organizations in Bristol, authorities said. One letter, which included a bomb threat, reached the Bristol Herald Courier, and resulted in an indictment against Seth Thomas Fowler, 25. Another threatening letter, which was addressed to the Bristol Virginia Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, also contained a bomb threat. The Virginia Department of Corrections intercepted the letter and informed the court clerk. Police were contacted and the man, Vernon Belcher, 54, was indicted. In addition to threatening to bomb, he was charged with extortion. Read More. |
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