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Ex-prison employee in Tucson sentenced for soliciting bribe

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Posted at 10:11 PM, Oct 29, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-30 01:11:27-04

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A former employee of a federal prison in Tucson has been sentenced for soliciting a bribe three years ago.

Federal prosecutors say 34-year-old Jessica Diane Ferrell of Tucson received a five-year prison term followed by three years of supervised release.

Ferrell had previously pleaded guilty to solicitation of a bribe and falsification of records.

Authorities say Ferrell was an employee at the FCC Tucson Bureau of Prisons Facility in March 2016.

She was accused of seeking an inmate's assistance to arrange the murder of her former romantic partner.

In exchange, Ferrell agreed to provide contraband to the inmate.

She later changed her mind and reported the inmate's contraband request to her supervisor.

The Department of Justice investigated the solicitation incident.