Hot Pockets and Hard Consequences: Georgia Prison Drug Smuggling Cases Dismissed Due to Lack of Testing

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In a troubling case involving two correctional officers at Calhoun State Prison in South Georgia, the Georgia Department of Corrections failed to submit evidence for testing, leading to the dismissal of drug charges against them after three years. The officers were arrested in February 2020 for allegedly attempting to smuggle methamphetamine and tobacco into the facility, but the district attorney dismissed the case due to the lack of tested evidence. This incident is part of a broader issue, with nearly two dozen similar cases resulting in 33 arrests being dismissed because the drugs were not submitted for testing, raising concerns about the effectiveness of drug smuggling prosecutions at the prison.