Ray said in a prepared statement that the inmates were “intentionally
exploiting a vulnerability within JPay to improperly increase their
JPay account balances.” He said 50 inmates credited their accounts in
amounts exceeding $1,000; the largest amount credited by a single inmate
was just under $10,000.The total amount was nearly $225,000.
The inmates involved are housed at the Idaho State
Correctional Institution, Idaho State Correctional Center, Idaho
Correctional Institution-Orofino, South Idaho Correctional Institution
and the Correctional Alternative Placement Plan facility operated by
private prison company MTC Inc.
Inmates hack prison tablets, transfer nearly $225k into own accounts
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