An Indiana Department of Correction employee was arrested Friday on multiple charges after the Indiana State Police said that she had been smuggling contraband to prisoners at the Westville Correctional Facility and the Indiana State Prison.

Tracey L. Young, 38, of Michigan City, was arrested on the following charges: trafficking marijuana to an inmate, a Class C felony punishable by a term of two to eight years; trafficking a cell phone to an inmate, a Class C felony; dealing marijuana within 1,000 feet of a family dwelling, a Class C felony; possession of a Schedule IV narcotic; a Class C felony; official misconduct, a Class D felony punishable by a term of six months to three years; possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor; and trafficking tobacco product to an inmate, a Class A misdemeanor.

Young’s arrest followed a six-month investigation by the ISP Organized Crime and Corruption Unit, the ISP said, begun after information was received that contraband was being smuggled to inmates.

Young is the recreational director at the Westville Correctional Facility and had previously held the same position at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, the ISP said.

Meanwhile, Gary Wright, 31, a man with whom Young had allegedly been residing, in the 300 block of Crestwood Drive in Michigan City, is wanted on a charge of parole violation.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Wright should contact Det. Joe White at the ISP post in Lowell at (219) 696-6242 or the Michigan City Police tip line at (219) 873-1478. Callers can remain anonymous.

Posted 6/11/2012