State prison security staff member arrested for contraband

A security staff member has been arrested for contraband at a state prison, the Alabama Department of Corrections said.

The incident happened on April 29 at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, according to ADOC’s Law Enforcement Services Division.

Shemira Jackson, a staff security member at Fountain, was arrested and transported to the Escambia County Jail and was charged with promoting prison contraband III. The incident was discovered in a review of video footage.

The Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating and further charges may be pending, the statement from ADOC said.