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Nurse arrested for smuggling tobacco into Arkansas prison
Associated Press - June 18, 2008 11:04 AM ET
TUCKER, Ark. (AP) - Authorities say they've arrested the director of nursing
at the Tucker Maximum Security Unit on suspicion of smuggling bags of tobacco
into the prison.
Police say 33-year-old Rolanda Barron was arrested June 9 after a routine
search at the prison turned up seven bags of loose tobacco concealed in her
umbrella.
Prison spokeswoman Dina Tyler says the umbrella also contained a cell phone,
charger and four D cell batteries - all of which are considered contraband.
Arkansas State Police arrested Barron on suspicion of furnishing prohibited
articles, a felony. Barron has been released from the Jefferson County jail
on a $2,500 bond.
Barron worked for Correctional Medical Services, which provides medical
services to state prisons under a $44 million contract. A spokesman for the
company declined to comment.