On Jan. 18, an Alabama corrections officer, Ebony Breauna Chillous, was arrested and faces criminal charges for allegedly receiving payments from a state inmate , according to WSFA12 . The charges include “use of official position for personal gain” and an “attempt to commit a controlled substance crime,” as revealed by the Alabama Department of Corrections.
The allegations suggest that on Nov. 30, 2023, Chillous accepted payments from an inmate at the Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore, utilizing Cash App , a popular mobile payment application.
The court records did not divulge the specific details of the payment, including its purpose and the amount involved.
Alabama Department of Corrections spokeswoman Kelly Betts provided insight into the case, stating, “Chillous resigned her position following her arrest.”
This comes after another incident in December 2023, when Alabama corrections officer Mohammad Shahid Jenkins was sentenced to more than seven years in prison , according to the Huffington Post . Jenkins violently assaulted a restrained inmate at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility near Bessemer. Jenkins, who pleaded guilty in September, was charged with using excessive force, including physical violence and chemical spray, on an inmate identified as Victor Russo.