YOUNGSTOWN A correctional officer and a registered nurse working at the privately operated Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to bringing drugs and other prohibited items into the prison.

Brenda Dixson, a correctional officer, and Jodi Johnson, a registered nurse, were charged on Tuesday with three felony counts.

Dixson and Johnson are facing charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, and providing or possessing contraband in a prison.

The indictment specifically mentions the alleged possession and distribution of marijuana and hashish, as well as codeine. The contraband charge also includ

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