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Louisiana State Penitentiary employee sentenced after contraband cell phones allegedly found in her car
ST. FRANCISVILLE — A Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola, employee was sentenced to three years of supervised probation after three contraband cell phones were allegedly found in her car.
According to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the cell phones were allegedly found in 24-year-old Alsaysia Bates' vehicle during a routine search at Angola on Dec. 21.
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The cell phones, turned over to the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office, contained information leading to a warrant being issued for Bates' arrest, the DOC said.
Bates, who started working at Angola in September, voluntarily resigned from her position as corrections sergeant following the incident, according to the department.
On Oct. 8, Bates was sentenced to three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to malfeasance in office. She was ordered to pay $2,000 plus the cost of court, along with a supervisory fee.
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