Prisons are battling a terrifying new drug smuggling method that involves paper soaked in potent synthetic drugs, which have been linked to a string of inmate deaths at the notorious Cook County Correctional Facility in Chicago. Deaths began in 2023, but were going down, until this year.
Per NY Post, investigators were initially baffled when 57-year-old inmate Thomas Diskin was found dead in his cell in January 2023. There wasn’t any obvious sign of foul play or an accident. The only unusual detail was tiny strips of singed paper scattered around his cell. Cook County Sheriff’s Office chief of staff Brad Curry instantly knew something was off.
