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Katrina Patterson, 32, took about $34,000 in bribes in exchange for sneaking pot and a cell phone to a jailed Bloods member.
They admitted accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for smuggling cell phones and narcotics.
Four other people, including two inmates at the facility, have also been charged for their alleged roles in the operation.
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