By Matthew OrmsethLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Walls and rules have never stopped prisoners from getting what they need. Craig Parkhill, a gang investigator at Centinela State Prison, testified at a recent trial in Los Angeles. The ring also flew contraband into the North Kern, Corcoran, Pleasant Valley, New Folsom and Centinela state prisons, prosecutors charged. Inmates began using drones around 2016, when the devices dropped in price and were being aggressively marketed, the source said. The source said a young inmate from the Westside Locos gang in Simi Valley was a pioneer in using drones for smuggling.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 11, 2023 01:45 UTC