Contraband recovered by federal agents during an investigation into a drug smuggling plot at U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta. (Credit: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia) ATLANTA - ...

A former federal correctional officer is swapping his uniform for a prison jumpsuit after a jury found him guilty of helping inmates run a sophisticated drug smuggling operation inside USP Atlanta.

A federal jury convicted Patrick Shackelford for taking bribes and helping inmates smuggle drugs into USP-Atlanta. Inmates used power tools to create a secret hole under a bathroom sink in the ...