I’m sure when JD Vance was writing his best seller “Hill Billy Elegy,” he was not expecting it to be used like this!
A new report by authorities in Ohio has revealed a man used Vance’s memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” to smuggle drugs into prison.
The move by the drug smuggler is quite shocking considering in Vance’s book he talks about how drugs wreaked havoc on his family.
Drugs sneaked into Ohio prison soaked into the pages of JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ https://t.co/ahRB9z8l5C pic.twitter.com/1o4B3PguxP
— New York Post (@nypost) November 25, 2025
CBS News reported more details on “Hill Billy Elegy” being used to smuggle drugs into prison:
Vice President JD Vance’s memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” has a storied history as a New York Times
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