Inmate Accused Of Bringing Contraband Into Correctional Facility

The arrest came after an investigation by county officials.

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 last Wednesday by the Bucks County Detectives and Bucks 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…

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