Drugs are thrown over the fences (often stuffed into footballs or basketballs), hidden in the mail, brought in by staff or smuggled in during visitation. As a part of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division of Prisons, it opened in 2008, and housed, as of July 2014, a maximum of 1,752 inmates,[15] providing over 500 jobs to the economically depressed area. If you need assistance accessing or viewing any material on the Public Inmate Locator website, please contact CDCR's Identification Unit at (916) 445-6713, Monday through . This may be called Tools or use an icon like the cog. Madden was placed in the Robeson County Detention Center under a $1,075,000 secured bond, according to the Sheriffs Office. Copyright 2023 Corrections1. } At Bertie, Callahan was responding to a fire set inside a trash can on the evening of April 26 when an inmate beat her to death with the fire extinguisher shed brought to douse the flames, state officials say. Orban and Jelinek were arrested and booked into West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. A Tabor Correctional Institution supervisor reported the inmate overdose to Tabor City police on Nov. 16, who began an investigation into the matter. Bertie Correctional Institution was understaffed in the month that Sgt. When your shift starts at 5:30 a.m. and you work 12 hours and you get told you're held over till 9 (p.m.) you're not alert. The FBI was conducting an ongoing investigation into the incident as of November 2015. The police department of Westminster, California recently suspended an officer caught punching a handcuffed Latina arrestee twice in the face. Due to a backlog in counties jails and crowding in other North Carolina state prisons,[2] the state of North Carolina began construction on Tabor Correctional Institution (TCI) in May 2006 and was completed in April 2008. 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State figures show that in April, when Callahan died, roughly one of every five correctional officer positions at the eastern North Carolina prison was vacant. [49], In addition, some commentators have included censorship as well as other deprivations as problems under this new leadership. The Ontario officers, however, felt their statements were inconsistent and somewhat suspicious, police said. "His death is tragic, and we continue to work hard to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in our prisons," said Todd Ishee, Commissioner of Prisons. The officer was indicted by a federal grand jury. He resigned from his position on Monday. a case of possible exposure of tuberculosis was reported, although later testing proved negative. At other prisons of comparable size, officers told the Observer, its common for about 50 or 60 officers to work the day shift. [24] When this possible health issue was reported, Mr. Kenworthy stated, "If something of that nature did occur and it was determined that some of our other population was exposed, necessary actions would be taken to provide those inmates with the appropriate testing and/or medical treatment that would ensure their well-being as well as the staff here. Theres just a few bad apples out there, he said. Talk to WWAY's anchors, reporters and meteorologists. While speaking about Goodson, Bullard mentioned prison staff had found more drugs under a podium in a unit. 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[11], Before its official opening, the prison was used in various training exercises. That contraband was located during a search of the inmates cell, Conway said. [45] During the same month, WECT reported that an officer was charged, while on duty, with stealing over $30,000 in property and cash from an employee at the UNC Hospital's Ambulatory Care Center. Inmate. The Department has many hard-working correctional professionals and it takes staff arrests very seriously. There is no prior relationship between the victim and the suspects, McBride said. Your morale goes down," she said. Only one faces criminal charges at this time, though the State Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe in the matter. We'd love to hear from you. All rights reserved. The Department has many hard-working correctional professionals and it takes staff arrests very seriously. The prisons first responders performed lifesaving measures until local paramedics arrived who also worked to resuscitate the offender and pronounced Moore deceased at 4:56 a.m., a news release states. (The officer) said that Thompson had come to her and asked her if she wanted to make some extra money on several occasions but that she didnt want anything to do with it, investigators wrote in the report. Three correctional officers named in two separate incident reports filed by the Tabor City Police Department have resigned in the past week. I always was saying that at least when hes doing time like that I know where hes at and hes okay, but boy was I wrong, Pressley said. The San Bernardino County District Attorneys office has not received the case yet from Ontario police, and has until Tuesday to file charges, spokeswoman Susan Mickey said. [41], Soon after, late December 2014, the same news outlet reported that an officer who had been indicted by a grand jury on charges of felony conspiracy to bring contraband into a detention facility, accepting bribes; furnishing controlled substances to inmates; and furnishing tobacco products to inmates was still being allowed to work at the prison by officials, albeit in an "appropriately reassigned" position. About 60 inmates were also near Callahan when she was attacked on April 26, Jernigan said. To cope with the shortages, many prisons have also paid hundreds of thousands each year for overtime. Mother reacts to news of sons apparent drug overdose at Tabor Correctional, National Park Service says never push a slower friend down when escaping a bear, 2 dead, 1 deputy injured in Harnett County chase, crash, officials say; chase suspect on the run. Prison leaders say that when staff vacancies at a prison rise, they make adjustments, such as moving prisoners, reducing inmate programs and sending fewer staff members to special training. Personnel records for the sergeant obtained by WECT indicate he started working at Tabor Correctional in December 2018 and had been with DPS since May 2014. He definitely shouldnt have had this.. Roy Cooper has asked him to review the circumstances to ensure this doesnt happen again.. Orban approached her as she was getting into her car in the mall parking lot and forced himself into the passenger seat, police said. A police service weapon found in the restaurant workers car led authorities to Orban, McBride said. 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Was this review helpful? The Charlotte Observer. [20] Kenworthy had been named as Administrator prior to the prison's opening on June 29, 2007.[21]. Its unclear whether better staffing would have saved Callahans life. He is being held on suspicion of carjacking and as an accessory to the crime, and is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.. When you see news happening, report it! He was arrested and charged with trafficking synthetic cannabinoids into the prison. Productive positive work enviornment. Investigators filed their first report, with the crime/incident listed as negligent manslaughter, on Nov. 18, six days after an inmate, Dustin Goodson, was taken to the hospital by prison staff for a suspected drug overdose. Wesley Thompson, a Correctional Officer at Tabor Correctional Institution, in the custody of Capt. Its a black eye to the law enforcement profession, Wilkins said. And we dont have enough staff to fight back.. After Orban left, the woman walked to a nearby business where she called Fontana police to report the incident, just after 7 p.m. He can actually send illegal contraband through the jail, such as weapons, McLean said if the stamp were used on mail to inmates. (The officer) also said that Thompson told her that he was bringing the drugs into the prison by hiding it in the soles of his boots. Dustin Goodson is the inmate who died from the suspected drug overdose at Tabor Correctional. Local law enforcement, either a police department or sheriffs office, is called whenever anyone is caught trying to smuggle in drugs. orientation: "portrait", Jelinek is a four-year officer with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. But, not all law enforcement officers should take on the bad image produced by some officers, he said. Drugs are thrown over the fences (often stuffed into footballs or basketballs), hidden in the mail, brought in by staff or smuggled in during visitation. The inmate also provided a written statement that he received drugs from the sergeant, according to the report. [7] A double fence surrounds the prison.[8]. That investigation includes support from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), Maj. Russell Conway of the TCPD said Monday. TABOR CITY, N.C. (WECT) -Three correctional officers are off the job amid allegations of drug smuggling and after an inmate died from an apparent overdose. Callahan died, roughly one of every five CO positions at the prison was vacant, By Ames Alexander and Gavin Off "The prison's first responders performed lifesaving . During the course of the investigation and search a quantity of cocaine, fentanyl, suboxone strips, methadone, prescription pills, drug paraphernalia, U.S. Currency and 99 firearms were located and seized, according to the Sheriffs Office. [40] The officer was arrested by the Tabor City police department. [46] WECT later reported this officer had been convicted of larceny a year before the prison hired her. Speaking with officers on Nov. 16, Associate Warden Jamie Bullard said he was investigating a sergeant at the prison and another inmate. But if another staff member had been standing beside the officer that morning, theres a possibility (Mosley) would have kept walking, McCoy said. [30], In October 2012, a correctional officer was arrested in the parking lot of Tabor Correction Institute, according to Tabor City Police, and charged with one count of providing tobacco to an inmate and two counts of a sex offense in an institution. All rights reserved. Dustin chose to be a donor because thats just the way he was he was always helping people and ultimately, I think he saved like five lives with his donations, Pressley said. Their son, former correctional officer Valentino Rodriguez Jr., was found dead dead at home in October. In 2014, a Lanesboro officer was paid $29,800 but made another $35,600 in overtime. We live, work and play right here in the Cape Fear. These allegations are under internal investigation as well, Bull said in a statement. Madden resigned Friday from his post as a correctional officer at Tabor Correctional Institution, according to John Bull, a Communications officer for Prisons at the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. TABOR CITY, NC (WWAY) In Columbus County, an investigation is ongoing after one Tabor City prisoner died of an overdose, two correctional officers resigned, and one was arrested for. COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The state Department of Public Safety has launched an internal investigation after a Tabor Correctional inmate died of a suspected overdose amid allegations of correctional officers smuggling drugs into the prison. The visit was also covered by the Tabor-Loris Tribune. She resigned last Friday. She then called Ontario police. Synthetic cannabinoids, a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration online Drug Fact Sheet says, mimic THC, the main psychoactive ingredient of marijuana.. North Carolina. Jacobs began his career in 1993 as a correctional officer at the former Cabarrus Correctional Center. Bullard also said the sergeant left work early that day after he was questioned and had not returned to work since. Derek C. Madden, 32, of Lumberton, was charged with two counts of trafficking opium or heroin, possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine, two counts of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance, nine counts of possession of a stolen firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, according to the Robeson County Sheriffs Office. But some experts interviewed by the Observer said thats a possibility. Special Reports. A correctional officer was in handcuffs Friday afternoon, charged with trafficking synthetic cannabinoids inside Tabor Correctional Institution. Orban then fled, leaving his service weapon behind and still in the victims vehicle, police said. Its as simple as that.. State prison officials refused to say how many staff were on duty the day Callahan died. Investigators then interviewed Thompson and another officer working his same shift. The original maximum number of inmates housed at the prison was 1,500. Detectives are concerned that there may be other victims. [52], The third administrator was named in January 2016, Brad Perritt. There has been no evidence indicating that either suspect represented themselves as police officers during the commission of the crimes.. Copyright 2023 An investigation into the officer was ongoing at the time of the news report, although Department of Corrections Spokesman Keith Acree said "Most often when employees are caught doing this and charged, they resign," Acree was unable to say how many employees resigned after being charged with drug offenses, although the news report reference two other recent issues with prison employees. Tabor City Police Chief Donald Dowless says the investigation is continuing, and that the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into the case. The other officer on shift with Thompson had been at Tabor Correctional since June 2019. Anthony Nicholas Orban, 30, a five-year officer assigned to investigations with the Westminster Police Department, has been relieved from duty pending an investigation, a department spokesman said Monday morning. There are no national standards for minimum staffing at prisons, experts say. While the Ontario officers were interviewing Orban and Jelinek, they received word about the sexual assault involving a firearm in Fontana. More than 50 dosage units, 200 grams of the synthetic drug commonly known as K2/Spice was recovered, Conway said. [18], In May 2014 TCI was visited by high ranking Panama officials to review the operation of the prison. [48] Because of these charges, the sergeant resigned her position. It has become the most comprehensive and trusted online destination for correctional professionals nationwide. Download the WWAY News and StormTrack 3 Weather Apps on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. Copyright 2021 WECT. WESTMINSTER An off-duty Westminster police officer and an off-duty state corrections officer were arrested Saturday night in connection with a carjacking, kidnapping and rape of a 25-year-old restaurant employee in Ontario, police said. The officer added that she discouraged Thompson from bringing drugs into the prison and denied being a look out for Thompson when questioned about her appearing to be so in the video footage. One correctional officer has been charged, and two others have resigned in the wake of the overdose death of an inmate at Tabor Correctional Institution. Former Tabor Correctional officer jailed after sheriffs deputies seize drugs, 99 firearms three Robeson County detention officers in April, Lumber River United Way holds Annual Day of Caring, PSRC leaders continue defense of El Curriculum, NC report shows increase in student misconduct in 2021-22, Innovation, 3D printing saves UNCP swim meet, Pirates hit as Register hits 200 career wins, Big inning sends Pirates baseball past Hoke. "[25], Some negative publicity was reported during this period by officers during this period were charged with committing theft,[26][27] and, in an unrelated case, a different officer was charged with dealing drugs, although not in the prison. Its so dangerous, Gravitte said. Prisons has a zero tolerance for the introduction of contraband to any prison from any source. I got a call from the prison that said that he was in the hospital, in the ICU, Pressley said. The Tabor Correctional Institution, also known as Tabor City Prison, is a prison within the North Carolina Department of Public Safety located in Tabor City, North Carolina. Moore was serving a nine-month sentence for parole violation at the time of his death. The cost to build the prison was approximately $94million,[9] although the use of inmate labor greatly reduced what this amount would have been if private contractors had been used. [29] During this administrator's time, the small annex housing up to 252 minimum security inmates was opened. [59], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}341115N 785447W / 34.187404N 78.913036W / 34.187404; -78.913036. She resigned last Friday. But prison officials did release the monthly figures, which show that the prison had 211 officers available to work in April. More than 121 grams of synthetic marijuana was discovered during a search of the cell. The prison is a mixed classification facility, resulting in inmates classified, originally, from medium to maximum control levels being housed within, with minimum custody inmates added in the 2014 addition. An officer at Tabor Correctional Institution planned to rob an armored car. A prison with 1,000 inmates should have a total of at least 300 to 350 officers, he said. Bullard has served as the associate warden for custody at the prison since December 2019. Thompson had been a correctional officer with Tabor Correctional since July 2018 before resigning Monday. One Polk officer made $29,800 in salary in 2015. A spokesperson for DPS provided the following statement when reached for comment: The Department of Public Safety has zero tolerance for any staff involved in any illegal activity and is cooperating fully in this ongoing investigation. 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