Two women were arrested in separate incidents at Cayuga Correctional Facility after attempting to bring marijuana into the prison hidden in their young children’s diapers.
The first incident occurred on August 30, when a woman from Binghamton arrived to visit an inmate with her nine-month-old child. A facility K9 alerted to the child, and during questioning, the woman admitted to hiding four bundles containing 91 grams of marijuana in the child’s diaper. Both the woman and child were transported by State Police to the Moravia barracks, and she was formally charged with Promoting Prison Contraband in the Second Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
The second incident took place on September 6, when a woman from Michigan brought her fourteen-month-old son to visit an inmate. After using the visitor bathroom, an officer noticed a strong odor of marijuana and found a discarded diaper with tape in the trash. The woman admitted to hiding two bundles of marijuana in her pants. She and her child were taken to the Moravia State Police barracks and charged with Promoting Prison Contraband in the Second Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Authorities remind visitors that bringing contraband into correctional facilities is illegal and that children should never be put at risk.
“It is reprehensible that both these mothers would use babies to smuggle drugs into the prison for two inmates. Without the quick actions of our members, more drugs would’ve made their way into the prison. While the public might think it’s just drugs, our members might’ve saved someone’s life as nobody knows what was really in these drugs. There are exposures and ambulances entering facilities daily across the state which take away from the general public due to the drug crisis in our facilities. Even though both were charged with two crimes, the unfortunate reality is they amount to a slap on the wrist with the laxed laws we have in this state due to a progressive criminal justice agenda supported by the majority of the New York Legislature. As inmate visits continue to be increased at facilities, we will see more contraband smuggled into the hands of inmates at a time when we are seeing a surge of staff being exposed to dangerous chemicals in these drugs. The safety and well-being of staff should be of paramount importance and regrettably it isn’t at this point. Our elected officials coddle and kowtow to the inmates and inmate advocates rather than supporting the men and women working inside these prisons!”-stated Kenny Gold, Western Region Vice President, New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association.
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