Contraband Arrests at Multiple State Prisons

On September 11 at Washington SP, the Washington County Sheriff's Office observed 3 civilians near the facility. The Sheriff's Office searched the area and detained the civilians and a package with an unknown amount of contraband. The Civilians were identified as Christopher Colonel, Juanisha Cania Jordan, and Dominique Davis. They were arrested and taken to the Washington County Sheriff's Office with pending charges.

On September 14 at Telfair SP, security staff observed a vehicle throwing packages over the fence. Staff responded to the area and recovered 1 package, which contained 930 grams of marijuana and 138 grams of tobacco. The Laurens County Sheriff's Office stopped the vehicle and arrested 3 civilians with pending charges.

On September 21 at Calhoun SP, security staff observed a drone flying over the facility with a duffel bag attached. The contraband consisted of the following: 5 cellphones, 6,394 grams of tobacco, 1222 grams of marijuana, and 325 pieces of wrapping paper.  Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and the GDC Canine Unit were notified. Later that evening, the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office advised that 3 civilians were apprehended close to the facility with a drone and battery in their possession. 

On September 21 at McRae Women's Facility, Civilian Jennifer Culpepper entered the front entry and was unable to clear the metal detector. Civilian Culpepper consented to a search, and contraband was recovered on her person. The contraband consisted of several bags of marijuana, several individually wrapped cigarettes, and a bag of strips. The Telfair Sheriff's Office arrested civilian Culpepper with pending charges.

On September 27 at Wilcox SP, the GDC Canine Unit observed Civilian Carlos Reynolds near the wood line of the facility with 3 bookbags. The bookbags contained 10 cellphones, 37 earbuds, 41 charging cables, 29 charging blocks, 3 tubes of silicon, 1 tube of Loctite, 6,832 grams of tobacco, and 1 personal cellphone. Civilian Reynolds was arrested and taken to the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office with pending charges.