Wednesday, January 10, 2007
COMSTOCK, NY -- A Connecticut woman faces felony charges after she allegedly
tried to smuggle drugs and a scalpel into Great Meadow state prison in a
tampon, authorities said Tuesday. Cassandra D. Jones, 42, of 100 Cold
Springs Road, Rocky Hill, Conn. , was visiting an inmate whose name was not
released, according to Linda Foglia, a state Department of Corrections
spokeswoman.
The 30-year-old inmate is serving time at the maximum security Washington
County prison for a murder he committed in New York City. He was
incarcerated in October 2000, and he is eligible for parole in 2025, Foglia
said. After Jones' arrest, the inmate was placed in solitary confinement but
no charges have been filed against him.
"It is extremely challenging to stop the flow of drugs into our prisons, but
our goal is to keep prisons safe," Foglia said.
Foglia said 750 people visit Great Meadow annually and 600,000 packages are
sent to prisoners inside.
Jones allegedly put inside the tampon 2. 5 grams of heroin, 10 capsules of
Kadian -- morphine -- and the scalpel, state troopers said. Staff at the
prison pulled her out of the visitors' line Saturday morning, acting on
information Jones would try to smuggle the contraband.
Jones was charged with two felonies: third-degree criminal possession of a
controlled substance and introduction of dangerous contraband into a prison.
She was also charged with a misdemeanor conspiracy count.
Jones was arrested by State Police, arraigned in front of a Fort Ann town
justice and jailed for want of $50,000 cash bail. Jones is due back in court
today.
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