Jackson prison worker accused of smuggling pot

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a food worker at a Michigan prison has been arrested after trying to smuggle two large bags of marijuana.

Corrections Department spokesman Russ Marlan tells the Detroit Free Press (http://on.freep.com/1l798zb ) that the bust occurred Wednesday at the Cotton prison in Jackson. The man works for a company that was hired in December to handle meals at prisons.