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An investigation at the Blair County Prison revealed drugs, cellphones and tobacco were smuggled into the jail in October with the help of an inmate’s wife, court documents stated.
After monitoring inmate James McCleary’s phone calls, Warden Abby Tate informed Hollidaysburg police of a plot to sneak prohibited items inside the jail through the laundry facility where James McCleary worked, police reported.
When questioned about the plot, James McCleary allegedly told Tate that his wife, Chasity, was scheduled to drop off drugs outside the prison’s garage door, which leads to the laundry room, court documents stated.