Minnesota prisons confront national trend of ‘drug-soaked’ mail filtering behind bars

What’s the newest way to get drugs into prison? Put a stamp on them and send it. Of course, you’ll have to soak the paper and envelope in liquid narcotics, first. Stephen Montemayor with the Star Tribune has the full story on innovation in evasion that’s got Minnesota corrections officers on their toes.

Why does it matter in Minot? Because effective ideas, whatever their motive — spread fast. It’s only a matter of time before we see efforts like this affecting North Dakota correction facilities.