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Cash for Drugs Alleged Against Prison Guard

(Westville, IN) - A prison guard in Westville is accused of taking money from an inmate to bring marijuana into the facility.

 

Lauren Bush, 30, is charged with bribery and official misconduct.

 

According to authorities, she and an inmate at Westville Correctional Facility last week discussed the plans to bring him marijuana and a cell phone.

 

In exchange, she would receive $200.

 

Investigators say evidence recovered from her cell phone shows she received and accepted the money.

 

The Chicago area woman was being held in the La Porte County Jail on $15,000 bond.

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