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FDOC: Woman Stopped From Introducing Drugs Into Century Prison
March 22, 2018
The Florida Department of Corrections said a woman was stopped from introducing contraband into Century Correctional Institution last Saturday.
CCI’s K-9 Interdiction Team detected illegal drugs inside a visitor’s vehicle. The woman consented to a vehicle search, and institutional staff discovered illegal drugs, according to FDOC. Her visitation privileges were terminated.
“The Florida Department of Corrections has zero tolerance for contraband of any kind, and visitors attempting to introduce contraband are subject to immediate termination of their visitation privileges,” the agency said. “Whenever contraband is recovered on a visitor, local law enforcement is always contacted as well and they determine whether to make an arrest.”
Information on any arrest related to the incident was not available.
About a month ago. weekend visitations were canceled at the nearby Century Work Camp after the discover of a “significant” amount on contraband inside the facility. The department declined to identify what type or quantity of contraband was located inside the facility on Tedder Road just west of the Century Correctional Institution.
Pictured: Inside the Century Correctional Institution. NorthEscambia.com photo.
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13 Responses to “FDOC: Woman Stopped From Introducing Drugs Into Century Prison”
No Excuses—–i agree also. Things shouldn’t be all cushy for a prisoner regardless of the crime. However, those people you speak of are the manipulating ones who destroy everything and everyone they come in contact with. You have a tough job. Stay alert. God bless.
@Tabby,
I do agree with you. I actually DO work in a prison, and I know how it works. Yes, there are good people in prison – not all are past rehabilitation. Many are first time offenders that made a mistake.
My point was the while emotional support and a few dollars are appropriate, many of these prisoners pressure parents, spouses, children, girlfriends, friends, etc. to “Send Me Money!” I simply would not do it. They got themselves there – the lack of money is part of it. Even first time offenders who made “mistakes” should also have limited funds sent in. It might help them think twice before doing something stupid again in the future.
No Excuses—I could agree with the monetary issue regarding a repeat prisoner. However, some people do make mistakes. There are many reasons one would land in prison. Were my child happen to be there, I doubt I could withhold my support for a questionable crime. A thief or dopehead is one thing and in most instances they’d have had many chances already. Yet say for example he was in college (he is) and was at a party drinking. A fight broke out and someone got hurt. My boy gets 3 yrs. Does that make him a bad kid ? Does he not deserve love and support ? Plenty of kids like that in there.
While Tabby and Charlie both bring up good points, the main issue here is what happens to visitors who try to introduce contraband into a correctional facility.
1. They are denied further visits in perpetuity.
2. Local law enforcement are notified and they will decide whether or not to arrest the person. Hopefully they do, and hopefully charges are pressed.
CO’s don’t have arrest authority for someone who is not an inmate in their institution.
As far as the expensive commissary and phone calls – I’m with Charlie on that. My choices have kept me OUT of prison, their choices have placed them IN prison and their continued choices KEEP many of them in prison. Where I think the families fall short is that they actually send money to these guys while they are behind the fence. This takes a lot of the sting out of being in prison since they don’t have to “do without” treats, sodas, snacks, whatever. Personally, I’d support my loved one emotionally, and with a few #, but they’d have to live on what they got in prison. I wouldn’t bankrupt myself sending in my hard earned funds for someone who made poor choices. I’d let them have a little tough love and hopefully learn a lesson while incarcerated.
Well, don’t flake out Charlie. Tell me, was all this outlined in the sentence, or was being locked up enough ? I could care less about the inmates. Most should probably never get out. But call it what it is, extortion. Don’t be girlie about it.
I notice the emotional charge in your comment. I’m just thinking objectively. Where’s all that money go to ? It’s certainly not going to officer raises, to keep them safe, or security measures to keep contraband out. There is more violence and contraband as there ever was. So…….????
Isn’t that what some would call Karma or poetic justice? Criminals, thieves, Etc., being “stolen” from, in the way of overpriced phone service & prison goods. Exactly who forced them to be there? If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime?
@Crystal. All personnel entering state correctional facilities are searched for contraband. This DOES include the Officers. Officers are subjected to just short of strip searches every day and, per FDOC policy, can be STRIP searched if a reasonable suspicion exits to feel the officers are bringing in contraband.
@Crystal–Your absolutely right. They stopped package permits under the guise of too much contraband coming in. However, they realized inmates families were spending millions of dollars by sending their loved ones personal items that they weren’t getting a piece of. So they cut out package permits and offer the cheapest crap they can find, inflating the price by hundreds of percent as the only choice. FDOC feels righteous. Or phone calls. For many years, awarding the contract to whomever gave them the largest percent of total cost. Just two of numerous ways they make money from families.
Did not know there were two facilities in Century?
I think they need to search the corrections officers coming in the gate. Many years ago my ex inmate husband was getting supplied from a C.O. That should be zero tolerance as well. They make extreme money off of the families on the outside who send the money to a P.O. Box for the payment. If this was going on way back then, it most likely is still happening.
Perhaps her intent was not to physically conceal and bring drugs directly into the hand of an inmate, as it was only discovered in her car. In saying that, it should probably be taken as a word to the wise; DO NOT even drive onto prison grounds (parking lot) with anything illegal on your person or in your car, as it sounds like you will be subject to a possible search. Moral of the story is, don’t be stupid- live above the law and don’t let drugs into any part of your life- and you’ll do just fine.
immediate termination of their visitation privileges? how about you are going to prison welcome aboard…
She wasn’t introducing, she was just restocking