Corrections officer gets 18 months for role in 'contraband marketplace' in Essex jail

A corrections officer at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday on charges he accepted bribes to smuggle cigarettes and other contraband into the jail. TRENTON - A corrections officer was sentenced to 18 months in prison today for helping run a scheme to smuggle marijuana, cell phones and other banned items into the Essex County Jail, authorities said.

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