INVESTIGATIVE: Hunt inmate says recent deaths at prison drug-related, alleges DOC employees involved

ST. GABRIEL – In the wake of what the Department of Corrections is calling an “uptick” in inmate deaths, the WBRZ Investigative Unit spoke to an inmate inside the area where many of these deaths have occurred.

Sources tell us many of them are likely fatal overdoses.

“It’s not the fentanyl as anyone would think, it’s the mojo is what they’re actually going out on.” the inmate, who asked to be called ‘Popeye’ said. Mojo is a synthetic form of marijuana, often mixed with other chemicals, that is sprayed on to paper and ingested or smoked. Popeye says it sells for $25 per dose…

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