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About $26K stolen from prison—a quarter at a time!

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From CNBC News  Published: Thursday, 3 Oct 2013 | 5:58 PM ET

Over the course of nine years, somebody has stolen about $26,000 from the Oregon prison system a quarter at a time. That’s about 104,000 quarters.

Visitors to the medium-security Oregon State Correctional Institution in Salem plunk the quarters into lockers before going through security. . . . Read Complete Report