In a letter to the Judge Kiyo Matsumoto, Burrell wrote, “At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what I was going through or felt, I had a responsibility to uphold my oath and did not.
Just two months earlier, Burrell stood before a Brooklyn Federal Court judge and admitted that while she worked at Rikers Island and Hinds was a detainee there, she smuggled him two cell phones, helped him sell drugs and contraband, and accepted $9,780 in bribes.īurrell’s lawyer said in court papers that her life spiraled out of control after the 2018 murder of her fiancé, Jelan Moreira, and she “became involved an admittedly inappropriate and unlawful romantic relationship with her co-defendant Terrae Hinds.” The case began after a phone found in Hinds’ cell revealed a lengthy text message back-and-forth between the couple about bribing a Metropolitan Detention Center guard $5,000 to smuggle in pot, smokes and alcohol in November, the feds say. Krystle Burrell, 36, didn’t let the threat of federal prison time stop her from doing everything she could to keep Bloods member Terrae Hinds stocked up with goods to sell as he sits in the Metropolitan Detention Center, say Brooklyn federal prosecutors.īurrell and Hinds were hit Wednesday with new federal charges of possessing contraband and conspiracy to possess contraband. Failure to report a violation or attempted violation of this section is a class 5 felony.NEW YORK - A looming criminal sentence in a jail smuggling case didn’t stop an ex-Rikers Island correction officer from sneaking drugs, cigarettes and booze to her gang-member boyfriend in the Brooklyn federal lockup, prosecutors allege. In all other cases promoting prison contraband is a class 5 felony. Promoting prison contraband if the contraband is a dangerous drug, narcotic drug or marijuana is a class 2 felony. Promoting prison contraband if the contraband is a deadly weapon, dangerous instrument or explosive is a class 2 felony. The state department of corrections or a county jail, in compliance with generally accepted health and safety standards, may perform a body scan of an inmate by using low-dose ionizing radiation without an order from a licensed practitioner to prevent any contraband from entering into a correctional facility. The state department of corrections or a county jail may request a licensed practitioner as defined in section 32-2801 to order that x-radiation be performed on any inmate if there is reason to believe the inmate is in possession of any contraband.į. Contraband authorized by the correctional facility policies and used at the direction or with the permission of prison officials.Į. Contraband located at the place where a person is on home arrest.ģ. A prisoner who possesses or carries any tool, instrument or implement used by him at the direction or with the permission of prison officials.Ģ. This section does not apply to any of the following:ġ. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any person who is convicted of a violation of this section is prohibited from being employed by this state or any of its agencies or political subdivisions until the person's civil rights have been restored pursuant to chapter 9 of this title.ĭ. Any person who has reasonable grounds to believe there has been a violation or attempted violation of this section shall immediately report the violation or attempted violation to the official in charge of the facility or to a peace officer.Ĭ. By knowingly making, obtaining or possessing contraband while being confined in a correctional facility or while being lawfully transported or moved incident to correctional facility confinement.ī. By knowingly conveying contraband to any person confined in a correctional facility orģ. By knowingly taking contraband into a correctional facility or the grounds of a correctional facility orĢ. A person, not otherwise authorized by law, commits promoting prison contraband:ġ. Promoting prison contraband exceptions x-radiation body scans classificationĪ. 13-2505 - Promoting prison contraband exceptions x radiation body scans classificationġ3-2505.
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