Fayette County District Attorney announce 23 prison corruption indictments

District Attorney announce 23 prison corruption indictments
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania district attorney announced charges against more than 20 people Thursday after a months-long grand jury investigation into the smuggling of contraband, drugs and other alleged corruption at a county prison outside of Pittsburgh. The indictments stem from a grand jury investigation that began last fall and originally focused on illegal drugs such as K2, Suboxone and Xanax being smuggled into the Fayette County prison. The investigation branched out to include other allegations of oppression and corruption both inside and outside prison walls and resulted in 30 cases against 23 people including a former deputy warden.