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Officer James walked through the corridors on the second floor of the prison and motioned to Inmate Woods, who stepped out of his cell and moved towards the railings designed to prevent the inmates from falling or jumping.
“Look behind the toilet in the first stall,” said Officer James.
“Yes, sir. Did you get the money from my sister on the outside?” asked the inmate. Officer James’s side hustle helped him earn some extra cash while on duty. He smuggled drugs into the prison through a network of corrupt officers. A hard-working officer willing to exploit inmates’ addictions could make an extra ten to fifteen thousand dollars a year.
“I got it. Tomorrow, you’ll find the cigarettes in the same location at this time.”
Officer James looked around and pretended to be inspecting the cell
