The Mississippi Department of Corrections issued the following statement.
A
correctional supervisor at the South Mississippi Correctional
Institution in Greene County is facing criminal charges and the loss
of her job as Commissioner Burl Cain continues implementing changes to
make the prison system safer.
Lt.
LaShawn Lynette Coleman, 53, is charged with possession of alcoholic
beverages within a correctional facility under state law
§ 97-31-35
and trafficking in controlled substance under
§ 41-29-139.
Coleman
was arrested following a search of her personal belongings after she
arrived for work Sept. 19. Twenty (20) small packs of a green leafy
substance were found in an envelope she carried in a bag along with
food and water. Six $100 bills were found when she emptied her pockets.
Also, a plastic jug containing liquid believed to be alcohol, but
labeled as Clorox, was confiscated during the search.
“It’s
just a matter of getting control of our prisons,” Commissioner Cain
said. “We have several things in the works that will help us reduce
the contraband and getting rid of staff bringing it in is one measure.
We also will be installing cameras and using Probation and Parole agents
to conduct searches. We are going to have safe and secure prisons.”
Coleman
was taken to the Greene County Jail and later received bonds totaling
$60,000. She has been with the agency for a total of 26 nonconsecutive
years, starting with her initial hire date in February 1993. She has
been a correctional supervisor since September 2007.
7 comments:
I'm in shock !
I had no idea such Shenanigans would be going on in Mississippi Correctional Facility !!
Had a friend whose baby mama was at the restitution center in Brandon. He was called and asked to drive up to Brandon after purchasing some weed and throw it over the wall at the facility. Of course he told her "heck no" and she stated that they could pay the guard to bring it in and that the guard brings in phones and other things for money. It's out of control and I don't want to hear the crap about guards don't make much so they need a second income.
Remember what Johnny Paycheck said about that green leafy stuff.
Just shows, that there's Gold in them thar hills. That is, until you get caught.
she has tripled her base salary every year since she got hired by smuggling contraband. i wonder if she paid federal income taxes on all that extra income?
''wait a minute''.....she says......''.that money i made smuggling contraband is not taxable !''................................is it????????
EVERYBODY knows illegal income is not taxable..............right?
That's a lotta PERS years in the terlet. Of course she can withdraw what she has banked regardless of reason for job separation.
It’s hard for new hires to do their jobs when the supervisors are not above level! That’s why inmates run most state prisons and local jails.
Inmates have free lodging and meals and in turn make more money on the inside that on the streets (no overhead). Sex, Money and Drugs along with weak/corrupt officers spell $$$$.
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