13 corrections officers indicted and accused of aiding gang drug scheme!

BALTIMORE, Maryland (PNN) - April 23, 2013 - More than a dozen Maryland state prison guards helped a dangerous national gang operate a drug-trafficking and money-laundering scheme from behind bars that involved cash payments, sex, and access to fancy cars, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Thirteen female corrections officers essentially handed over control of a Baltimore jail to gang leaders. The officers were charged Tuesday in a federal racketeering indictment.

The guards allegedly helped leaders of the Black Guerilla Family run their criminal enterprise in jail by smuggling cell phones, prescription pills and other contraband in their underwear, shoes and hair.

The indictment, unsealed Tuesday in Fascist Police States of Amerika District Court in Baltimore, puts the spotlight on the enduring power of gangs in jails and prisons. In particular, prosecutors were highly critical of Maryland’s facilities in Baltimore, with procedures and personnel that were “completely inadequate to prevent smuggling” and lacked “effective punishment.”