Visitor arrested at Tutwiler Prison for passing drugs to inmate

A visitor at Tutwiler Women's Correctional Facility was arrested after allegedly handing suspected narcotics to an inmate during visitation.

Visitor charged after alleged drug pass at Alabama women's prison

A visitor at the Tutwiler Women's Correctional Facility in Elmore County, Alabama, was arrested on Saturday, 26 September, after a correctional officer allegedly witnessed him passing an object to an inmate during a visit, abc3340.com reports.

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) identified the visitor as Roger Dale Donaldson. The object was confiscated and found to contain suspected narcotics, according to the department.

Donaldson was taken into custody without incident and faces charges of second-degree promoting prison contraband and unlawful possession of a controlled substance, ADOC said.

The case remains subject to the legal process. An arrest or criminal charge constitutes an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Source: Times of Malta