Prison system continues to be affected by smuggling – Director

The cigarettes found in the corn curls packet.

As prison officials continue to discover contraband in the possession of inmates, Prisons Director Gladwin Samuels is urging ranks to desist from “malfeasance,” noting that no effort will be spared in bringing down corrupt officers to assure the nation’s safety and security.

In a release issued yesterday, Samuels related that over the course of two days, cigarettes and marijuana were found in the possession of two inmates.

He stated that on August 14, prisoner Shay Hyman, who is on remand for five counts of robbery, was discovered with cigarettes in “what appeared to be a sealed pack of corn curls”.