Corrections Officer Smuggled Cell Phones Into Hudson Valley Prison

A 28-year-old corrections officer was busted smuggling cell phones into Eastern Correctional Facility in Napanoch, New York.

If you or someone you know has spent any time in prison/jail, you know that there are certain things that an inmate loses once they are sentenced to serve their time. Obviously, the loss of freedom is the main part of the punishment for whatever crime an inmate is convicted of, and that includes numerous things most of us take for granted living in the outside world, but inside a prison, they are extremely valuable.

Contraband in New York Prisons

There's a long list of items that are prohibited inside most prisons across New York State, and it includes many things you'd expect. Illegal drugs, weapons (guns, knives, etc), radios, cameras, recording devices, devices with GPS capabilities, and any item that could be used for contraband or to disrupt the correctional facility are all prohibited.

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Most electronic devices are prohibited as well, including cell phones, wireless phones, pagers, and laptop computers. If any of these items get smuggled into a facility, it's considered a crime, and the person responsible could face their own time behind bars.

That's exactly what happened to a 28-year-old former corrections officer from Bronx, New York.

Correction Officers Busted Smuggling Contraband Into Hudson Valley Prison

Jorge Torres, a former officer at the Eastern Correctional Facility in Napanoch, NY, was recently charged with smuggling cell phones and other contraband into the prison, according to WRGB. During its investigation, the New York State Office of Special Investigations said that approximately 30 cell phones were recovered from inmates and that Torres received up to $1,500 for each phone he smuggled into the prison.

Torres pleaded guilty to the charges and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 14th in Ulster County Court.