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Prison Discipline

What actions can get a visitor banned from the prison?

My boyfriend is in smci, he wrote me a letter asking me to smuggle in tobacco. I was called today and told I was banned from visiting him and from that prison. I would have never brought contraband there. I was told that CID ordered me banned. Am I in trouble? I haven't done anything.

There must have been some evidence that you we asked by your boyfriend to smuggle contraband.
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Answered by a former federal inmate · 14+ years advising families
✓ Verified answer May 14,2016 · Prison Discipline
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There must have been some evidence that you we asked by your boyfriend to smuggle contraband. Whether the letter was read or they overheard a conversation on the telephone (they listen to and record every call) you were singled out as a potential problem. They cannot arrest you for something that was asked of you, that you didn't actually carry out.

Accepted Answer Date Created: May 14,2016
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