A counselor at Lewis Prison was arrested and accused of supplying inmates with drugs and contraband cellphones, according to court paperwork obtained by ABC15.
Berman Comon was arrested on January 3 as part of an Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Re-Entry (ADCRR) investigation looking into “large amounts of dangerous contraband” found in the Rast unit of Lewis Prison.
Comon worked as a counselor at Lewis Prison, with the official title of Correctional Officer III (COIII).
“A COIII job functions [sic] is different from a normal correctional officer,” court documents note.
A COIII works as a counselor and programs advisor for inmates, providing Comon with “greater access to an inmate than a regular correctional officer,” court paperwork noted.
Comon was allegedly paid $5,000 per trip to bring drugs into Lewis Prison’s Rast Unit.
Comon allegedly packed the drugs inside large styrofoam cups and an ice machine. He avoided detection by placing the cups to the side of the prison’s body scanner.