Inmate accused of smuggling contraband into jail stolen from Temple University Hospital, police say

An inmate at Bucks County Correctional Facility is facing felony drug charges for allegedly bringing contraband into the jail back in February stolen from a Philadelphia hospital where he was being treated while in custody.

James Abbott, 35, was charged Wednesday by Bucks County detectives and county Department of Corrections with felony counts of possession of contraband, possession of a controlled substance by an inmate, and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, according to charging documents.

On Feb. 26, 2026, at 8:25 p.m., a corrections officer on duty saw a small piece of paper that had been slid under the door and intended for another inmate, police said. The paper was intercepted by an officer, who saw that it contained an orange strip substance believed to be contraband, police said…

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