A person being processed at the intake section of Broome County Jail faces a felony count after corrections officers discovered heroin and other concealed drugs.
Broome County Sheriff’s investigators have arrested three suspects, including a county Corrections Officer, in connection with smuggling contraband into jail.
Citizen activists are calling for authorities to turn many inmates loose from the Broome County Jail in light of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
Sections of the Broome County Jail are no longer in use because the number of inmates being held at the facility has decreased in the last several weeks.