CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland man has been sentenced to prison for attempting to smuggle contraband into prison where he was employed.

James P. Jackson, 40, was sentenced to 30 months by the U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster after pleading guilty in July to Hobbs Act extortion under color of official right for accepting money to smuggle two packages into a prison using his capacity as an employee of the facility.

According to a release by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, Jackson was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release after imprisonment. Judge Polster imposed the sentence on Dec. 4th.

According to court documents, Jackson was employed at the Trumbull Correctional Institution (TCI) in Leavittsburg from 2022 to 2024 where he was a correct

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