Officials say a potentially
deadly weapon was confiscated before it could make it to a prisoner at the
Riverhead Correctional Facility.
According to the Suffolk
Sheriff's Office, a meat cleaver was found in an Amazon package addressed to an
inmate last week.
Other permitted items in the
package were delivered to the inmate.
All packages that arrive at
the facility are opened and inspected as per the state.
"Careful inspection and
processing of all mail and packages before they enter the correctional facility
is critical,” says Sheriff Errol Toulon.