Woman faces multiple charges for smuggling contraband

LA PORTE, Ind.-- An Indiana Department of Corrections employee is in police custody as of Saturday.

She's accused of smuggling contraband items into two local prisons.

38-year-old Tracey Young is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.

Police say Young smuggled marijuana, a cell phone and narcotics into the Michigan City State and Westville correctional facilities.

Young is a recreational director for the department of corrections juvenile facility in South Bend.

She is being held at the La Porte County Jail without bond.

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