Two former corrections officers sentenced to 30 years for drugs at CMCF

District Attorney Bramlett said Somalia Funchess, 30, and Aaliyah Reid, 26, were each sentenced to 30 years in Mississippi Department of Corrections custody.

Funchess and Reid pleaded guilty.

Funchess and Reid had been Mississippi corrections officers.

Funchess pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute or transfer it.

Reid pleaded guilty to possessing MDMB-4en-PINACA with intent to distribute or transfer it.

On Sept. 14, 2024, Funchess and Reid conspired to bring illegal drugs and other contraband into the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility.

Investigators said Funchess and Reid concealed the drugs and carried them into the facility.

Reid put the drugs in a trash bag and delivered the bag to an inmate.

Correctional officials intercepted the trash bag.

The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory identified the substances as methamphetamine and MDMB-4en-PINACA, also called spice.

Funchess admitted she was paid $500, and Reid admitted she was paid $400.

Steven Maxwell said contraband threatens prison security, rehabilitation, and reentry.

Maxwell said investigators will keep working with prosecutors to hold accountable people who compromise prison safety.