The
2-minute-27-second video called “Thuggin’ Live from DeKalb Jail”
was posted on YouTube on Saturday, Atlanta television station
WSB-TV reported.
It shows a group of inmates dancing, with several taking off
their shirts and waving contraband, DeKalb County Sheriff
Jeffrey Mann said in a news release on Thursday. It shows
inmates with a banned cigarette lighter, the television station
reported.
The inmates used the jailhouse's video visitation system, which
allows callers to see inmates while they talk remotely, Mann
said. It was posted online by a person who received the video
call, he added.
Authorities are reviewing how the system is monitored to make
sure this does not happen again, jail officials said.
The person who posted the video will be banned from visiting the
jail or using the video calling system again, the release
stated.
Mann, who declined to answer further questions on Friday, said
in the statement he hoped the inmates “enjoyed their 15 minutes
of fame,” and all will be punished.
(Reporting by Rich McKay; Editing by Letitia Stein and Lisa
Lambert)
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