She resigned last Friday. discovery: { Apply to Senior Correction Officer, Correctional Officer and more! [44], In June 2015, the Tabor-Loris Tribune reported that an officer was being investigated striking a person in the road. map: false, Thompson asked to speak to his attorney when interviewed. "After the decision was made to locate the prisons in Tabor City, the town had to fight the battle of paying for the land (and giving the land to the state) and we (Tabor City) had to fight the battle of raising the millions of dollars in grants that it took to service the prisons with water and sewer" [4], The design of Tabor Correctional is the same as six other North Carolina prisons. [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. (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. A short time later, Orban and Jelinek were positively identified as the suspects responsible for the carjacking, kidnap and rape, Ontario police said in a statement. During the home search, 24,000 milligrams of fentanyl were recovered, which is enough to kill 12,000 people, Wilkins said. 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. [31], As reported by WECT in February 2014, the new Administrator was accused of forcing employees to pay the new Administrator for promotions through an Administrator-designed "fundraising" campaign. All rights reserved. At other prisons of comparable size, officers told the Observer, its common for about 50 or 60 officers to work the day shift. Investigators spoke with an Assistant District Attorney, who requested an autopsy be performed on Goodson. Please let me know if you encounter any resistance or unwillingness to pay.". 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. detail_page_enabled: true, All rights reserved. Over the past four years, the Division of Prisons has: We educate, train and do everything possible to keep contraband out. Im sure Im not the only one thats going through this. The state must pay a fee to the counties to house these inmates. He was just talking about how he missed his family and he was just ready to be home with us, Pressley said. [43] It revealed that guards at the prison had been fired for unnecessary uses of force against an inmate, an officer having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate, for unsatisfactory job performance and sleeping while on duty, falsification of doctors' notes and being arrested and charged with first degree burglary. The smuggling of drugs into prisons is a nationwide problem, not just a North Carolina problem. 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.. Shown are guns seized by Robeson County Sheriffs Office investigators Thursday during the search of a home on N.C. 72 East near Lumberton. These allegations are under internal investigation as well. Only one faces criminal charges at this time, though the State Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe in the matter. Copyright 2021 WECT. It was first opened in 1984 and came with 240 inmates; however, over time, the facility has become even bigger with the capability of housing around 1752 inmates. [35] According to the same news report, the department of public safety conducted an investigation, "but the results aren't public record. But by that time, the officer was already bleeding profusely. During the construction of the new addition to the prison, cell phones and marijuana were found during the construction of the addition, apparently in an effort to smuggle the items into the prison. [52], The third administrator was named in January 2016, Brad Perritt. Figures show that in April, when Sgt. The District Attorneys Office has requested the State Bureau of Investigation to investigate allegations that multiple prison guards have brought illegal drugs into the Tabor Correctional Institution, David said in the statement. "Warden Bullard is an exceptional, insightful leader with deep knowledge of the prison and how the prison system . 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. The staffing shortages also put officers in danger, Smith said. (The sergeant) also asked another staff member to bring him his belongings from his office, officers wrote in the report. Said Gary Harkins, former research and information director for ACOIN: People can get killed when you dont have enough staff. A criminal investigation is underway after an inmate was attacked early Wednesday morning at Tabor Correctional Institution. His mother, Tina Pressley said she was in shock when she got the phone call about what happened. Brad Perritt has been named administrator at Tabor Correctional Institution in Tabor City. [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. I want some kind of justice for him.. [22][23] Inmates were found guilty of additional charges due to these assaults. Enter https://www.corrections1.com/ and click OK. Only one faces criminal charges at this time, though . "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. There has been no evidence indicating that either suspect represented themselves as police officers during the commission of the crimes.. Investigators then interviewed Thompson and another officer working his same shift. One Polk officer made $29,800 in salary in 2015. Orban then forced the victim to disrobe and then brutally raped her at gunpoint, Ontario police said in a statement. [1] The prison opened in 2008. Dustin Goodson is the inmate who died from the suspected drug overdose at Tabor Correctional. It has become the most comprehensive and trusted online destination for correctional professionals nationwide. Local law enforcement, either a police department or sheriffs office, is called whenever anyone is caught trying to smuggle in drugs. Published: Nov. 23, 2021 at 8:20 PM PST 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. Orban then fled, leaving his service weapon behind and still in the victims vehicle, police said. These allegations are under internal investigation as well. Investigators filed a separate report for drug trafficking/smuggling following their conversation with Bullard on Nov. 18. 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. Attorneys for Orban and Jelinek could not immediately be reached for comment. [42], In April 2015, a WECT expose showed why five officers had been terminated and also announced the retirement of Chavez. [7] A double fence surrounds the prison.[8]. TABOR CITY, NC (WWAY) 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. I think if I hadnt gotten over there in time, (Mosley) probably would have cut her throat, McCoy said. He is assigned to the Chino Institute for Men. A police service weapon found in the restaurant workers car led authorities to Orban, McBride said. We celebrate community and we tell your stories. submission: { During the search of the deceaseds cell two small suboxone strips were located in the inmates cell and were collected by prison staff.. researches product purchases and suppliers. Wesley Thompson, 24, of Twin Pines Road, Whiteville, was charged after another correctional officer discovered contraband hidden in a podium in the close custody (maximum security) section at the state prison west of Tabor City, Maj. Russell Conway of the Tabor City Police Department said. 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 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. He ran over and subdued the prisoner. All rights reserved. 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Its as simple as that.. Jacobs, 53, had been the warden at Lumberton Correctional Institution in Lumberton since 2020. . 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. There are no doubts drugs get into prisons despite extensive efforts to keep them out. Copyright 2023 The Tabor Correctional Institution was constructed on a 37-acre site in east Tabor City, Columbus County. Copyright 2021 WECT. She earned an extra $36,500 in overtime that year, records show. At Lanesboro, 45 miles southeast of Charlotte, it was common for 42 officers to watch about 1,200 prisoners on the night shift, according to Gregory McCoy, who worked there as a correctional officer from 2009 to 2016. Its not safe, McCoy said. Maddens arrest comes after the recent arrests of three Robeson County detention officers in April for charges of identity theft. And this time it came up snake eyes, he said. State prison officials refused to say how many staff were on duty the day Callahan died. Thompson had been a correctional officer with Tabor Correctional since July 2018 before resigning Monday. Bertie Correctional Institution was understaffed in the month that Sgt. Early on the morning of Nov. 15, 2013, Lanesboro had just four officers in the chow hall to oversee the 100 inmates who were there for breakfast, McCoy said.