Drugs, cash and razor blades are flowing into the city’s juvenile detention centers through a network of employees supplying teenagers with contraband, according to current and former employees.
Teenage detainees have used smuggled cellphones to post videos and photos of marijuana and promethazine cough syrup on Instagram in recent months. Gothamist confirmed with staff members that the detainees were posting from inside their residence halls.
“You name it, they’ll bring it,” a current employee said, referring to staffers. The employee asked to remain anonymous because they are not authorized to speak to the press. “Some will bring in phones, some will bring in weed, some will bring in blades … just so they can survive. This job is not for everybody.”
