Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Correction Officers intercepted a meat cleaver in a package mailed to the Riverhead Correctional Facility last week.

An Amazon.com package addressed to an inmate was delivered to to the Riverhead Correctional Facility last week. Upon inspection, a meat cleaver was discovered to be among the contents of the package. The meat cleaver was confiscated and any other allowable items were delivered to the inmate.

All packages sent to the Suffolk County Correctional Facility are opened and inspected as per NYS Minimum Standards and Regulations for Management of County Jails and Penitentiaries.

Sheriff Toulon commends the diligent work of his Correction Officers. “Careful inspection and processing of all mail and packages before they enter the correctional facility is critical. Any dangerous item, let alone a large knife, that makes its way into the facility could be deadly for staff and inmates alike. While this large meat cleaver was easy to detect, I thank my staff for their careful work in preventing smaller dangerous weapons and drugs from making their way inside through the US mail.”