The Georgia Department of Corrections continues to struggle with an onslaught of drones that are being used to deliver contraband, such as drugs, cell phones, and potentially even the firearm used by an inmate of Smith State Prison to kill a food service worker in June.
Department of Corrections Director Tyrone Oliver told a state Senate panel Wednesday information obtained during the ongoing investigation into the June 16 murder-suicide indicates that someone flew a drone to deliver the gun used by Jaydrekus Hart to kill 24-year-old Aramark employee Aureon Grace while she was working in the prison kitchen.
Georgia’s state prison officials spent several hours Wednesday testifying before the Georgia Senate’s Department of Corrections Facilities Study Committee, which is tasked with making recommendations on how to deal with troubles arising from overcrowded and outdated detention facilities.
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