YOUNGSTOWN – A food service worker facing federal charges said she brought marijuana and tobacco into Youngstown’s privately operated prison as an “incentive” for her workers, according to investigators.
52-year-old Penny Bogan was arrested on Sunday as she was entering the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center on Hubbard Road to work her shift as a supervisor with Trinity Food Services, a private company contracted to supply food to inmates.
According to an FBI affidavit, the corrections officer patting down Bogan at a security checkpoint smelled marijuana. When questioned, Bogon produced a baggie containing marijuana and tobacco that had been tucked into her clothing, according to the FBI…