FCI GILMER INMATE SENTENCED FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF NARCOTIC

(04/25/2015)

Jerry Gifford, 43, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Gilmer County was convicted and sentenced Thursday for unlawful possession of Buprenorphine, a narcotic medication, according to United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld. An investigation revealed that Gifford arranged to have Suboxone, an opioid medication used to treat addiction and dependence, shipped into the prison in letters addressed to a fellow inmate. Gifford pled guilty to one count of "Attempted Possession of a Prohibited Object (Buprenorphine)." He was sentenced to an additional six months in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Federal Bureau of Prisons and the FCI Gilmer Special Investigative Services Unit investigated.

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