Did anyone else think "Wait, they HAD cell phones back then?"
As in, within the past 3 years? You did read the story, right?
And yes, the vast majority of contraband comes in via staff. They are either doing it for the $$, or because they think an inmate has some dirt on them.
At least it is slightly easier to understand why they bring in contraband than it is to understand why they get sexually involved with inmates.
Cell phones are banned form federal prisons, but the rules are murkier in state institutions, especially California, where overcrowding makes it impractical to punish phone possessors with more time. ....
Prisoners simply get a reprimand and have the phone confiscated.
If that reprimand does not involve assignment to a higher security level and loss of priveleges then I am going to need to take additional blood pressure meds. No need necessarily to move them to a different facility, but at least take away TV set, radio, commissary, and perhaps visiting for some meaningful period of time (90 days??).
stay safe.