The drug painted coloring book pages
Posted on 03/29/2011 6:51:47 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Its psychedelic artwork that even a hippie would find extreme. Three inmates and two civilians face charges after investigators discovered coloring book pages painted with drugs inside the Cape May County Correctional Center.
Back in February, corrections officers received information that the drug Suboxone (aka Buprenorphine) was being channeled into the Correctional Center through inmate mail.
“Suboxone is a narcotic medication indicated for the treatment of opioid dependence and must be taken under a doctor’s care,” said Sheriff Gary Schaffer. “This medication is available in pill or film form. Treatment is designed to be given under close medical supervision and can cause breathing problems or death if not taken correctly.”
The tip led to a full investigation. During the second week of February, a mail room officer discovered mail containing a coloring book page. The page had an Orange substance blotted on it that looked similar to watercolor paint.
Investigators confiscated the page and sent it to the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Laboratory for testing. The page tested positive for Suboxone.
Two other coloring book pages received through the mail also tested positive for the substance.
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The drug painted coloring book pages
They couldn’t even take the time to stay in the lines? Does no one have any pride in their work any more??
“...inside the Cape May County Correctional Center...Back in February, corrections officers received information that...”
Can we PLEASE get off the hippie lingo of calling jails “Correctional Institutions”. They are NOT, no one gets ‘Corrected’ there. ENOUGH!!!
Inmates engaged in such schemes and plans are kept busy and functioning in a civil manner in order to not draw attention or focus on their behavior. If they are taking drugs of the right type, their behavior is subdued even more.
The supply chains need to be torn down every time power bases begin to form on distribution rights. Then the whole thing starts all over again. It's a cat-n-mouse game, with the cats and mice quite docile as long as they are playing the game.
Meth, cocaine, and amphetamines of other types must be kept out with no exceptions. Those are too problematic.
My dad worked in a prison. We followed the story of a group of lifers who were docile pussycats as long as they kept their still operation going on the prison farm property. They would move it each week. Every few months it would get discovered, smashed up and inmates would get punished in some way. The new one would be up and running again in another month. During that month the farm inmates were busy as little worker bees, so they behaved like saints.
From what I have heard -
They let enough in to certain individuals so as to enhance morale - ‘gettin over on the man’ - keepin tabs on whatsup - and as long as the clients and those involved behave well it is OK. All part of prison management.
One story was that during mealtime a single guard would walk through the cafeteria and leave the inmates with no supervision. At that time they would light up their tobacco and fill the room with smoke.
As long as everyone behaved - all is well. No problem.
Removing all controlled substances from a prison population is like trying to head off a two second lit fuse.
Well, if anything, it is creative.
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