The Lauderdale County Detention Center hasn't had in-house jail visits in a while. The main way inmates communicate with family and friends is through a video call on a tablet, one that they pay for with their jail account.
It was during a routine review of those video calls that Florence Police investigators say they discovered Jamorious Vaughn having an inappropriate call with a minor.
Director of Corrections Matt Burbank says in the eight months he's been running the jail, this is the first instance of a video call like that inside the jail, and he plans to clamp down on it.
"It's a look that we do not want, you know," said Burbank. "That's not how we run the jail. That's not what is tolerated at the jail."
Burbank says he wants inmates to come out of the jail better than when they came in. And since Vaughn didn't follow the rules, he's going to pay.
"He's not allowed to have any phone visitation, video visitation," said Burbank. "He's not allowed to have any commissary. The only thing is basic human rights at this point while in jail."
Vaughn has been moved to an individual cell, and he won't be able to buy snacks or watch TV. He will get his meals and his one hour per day outside of his cell. Burbank says other than that, nothing. He's hoping other inmates will learn from Vaughn's case - that inappropriate video calls will not be tolerated.
