A Georgia woman has been sentenced to federal prison for mailing illicit drugs to Alabama prisons, at least one county jail, and other individuals in the state.
A judged sentenced 44-year-old Jinna Candice Moore, of Fairburn, to 78 months - than 6 years – after she pleaded guilty earlier this year to three counts of distribution of a controlled substance and three counts of unlawful use of a communication facility.
The investigation centered on “Paper Route” which is also known “jail paper,” “drug-soaked paper,” or “strips.
Highly potent synthetic substances are sprayed onto paper to be smuggled into prisons, and inmates then eat or smoke the paper to experience hallucinogenic effects.
A federal agent noted there have been several overdoses and deaths in Alabama and Georgia correctional facilities from Paper Route.
In one incident, records show, Moore soaked a paperback book by well-known Christian author Max Lucado and mailed it to an inmate at Kilby Correctional Facility.
The investigation began in July 2024 when federal investigators met with Mobile and Monroe counties jail officials who were concerned about an influx of “Paper Route” into the jails, according to court documents.
The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office noticed a significant amount mail containing Paper Route was coming from a single Pitney Bowes account. Pitney Bowes is a mailing and shipping software company that allows users to pay for, and generate, USPS labels and stamps.
That account was traced to Moore, and investigators determined she had generated more than 5,400 labels and/or stamps between 2022 and 2024.
Authorities began to monitor her account.
In February 2025, USPS intercepted a parcel headed for a Montgomery residence that contained an open bag of Purina Beggin’ dog treats. Inside the dog treat bag was Ziploc bag filled with a yellow paste that tested positive for methamphetamine.
Moore was indicted in 2025 and pleaded guilty in January 2026.
Once her sentence is complete, she will spend three years on supervised release.
The DEA, FBI, and U.S. Postal Service investigated the case.
