Study details how drugs are being smuggled into Ohio's prisons

Drugs flow into Ohio’s prisons in ways that are both brazen and clandestine.The brazen way is with visible and noisy drones making drops inside prison yards or provided by corrections officers themselves.The clandestine way is when contraband is smuggled inside prisons on tiny pieces of drug-soaked paper.Potent narcotics addict, and even kill, men and women trying to turn from a life of crime while housed in state-run, taxpayer-funded facilities, which are under constant surveillance.In the words of one prison official, keeping narcotics out of prisons is "like playing a game of Whac-A-Mole." You close off one route and another one pops up.Coming up on this hour of All Sides, reporters from the Columbus Dispatch and The Marshall Project discuss their year-long project: Smuggled.Guests:Laura Bischoff, investigative reporter, The Columbus DispatchDoug Livingston, staff writer, The Marshall Project-ClevelandChris Mabe, president, Ohio Civil Service Employees AssociationIf you have a disability and would like a transcript or other accommodation you can request an alternative format.