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fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

A Criminal-Justice Activist's Baffling Crime

Prison-reform activist Alexander Friedmann was arrested for secretly smuggling weapons and tools into Nashville's new jail during construction, despite his prominent reputation in criminal-justice reform circles.
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

The Man Who Broke Into Jail

Lieutenant Thomas Conrad was standing in a control room in Nashville's new central jail when he noticed something off with one of the key rings hanging on the wall. It was midday on December 30, 2019, and in two weeks the still empty jail would take in about seven hundred inmates. While contractors were finishing their work, Conrad, a senior correctional officer with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, was organizing equipment: handheld radios, handcuffs, and keys.
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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Two charged with smuggling meth into Santa Rita Jail

Two San Francisco residents were charged with smuggling methamphetamine-laced postcards into Santa Rita Jail after coordinating via video calls and mail.
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