A Carbon County woman told a county judge she wanted to be sentenced to a state prison term because of her addiction to heroin and that was the only place she could get real help. Judge Joseph J. Matika agreed.

Tiffany Jane Scott, 28, of Lehighton, will be spending time in the state system as Matika sentenced her to serve 18 to 36 months in a state correctional institution. That term is in addition to a prison term she is currently serving in the county prison which runs to Feb. 14, 2016. By imposing the state term her county term now becomes a state prison sentence.Scott previously pleaded guilty to one count of contraband into a prison. She was arrested by Nesquehoning police after they were called to the county prison on March 3, 2014. Scott brought heroin into the prison and had given some to other female inmates. The incident came to light when correction officers noticed some of the female inmates were acting strangely. She was given a blood test, which showed the presence of morphine and Suboxone in her system.Matika told her the state prison was the place for her to go with her addiction problem. He said although the county prison offers some drug programs, she needed an intense rehabilitation program that the state offers. He added, "When you have to bring drugs into a prison because of your addiction, he have a serious addiction problem."Matika also conducted a parole revocation hearing on a petition filed by the adult probation office. Scott was on parole and probation when arrested for the prison incident. He resentenced her to serve 6 to 12 months on two petitions, running them concurrently but consecutive to the prison term she is currently serving that maxes out next April.She was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, with zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, and she must supply a DNA sample, pay court costs of about $1,000, and when released on parole render 75 hours of community service.She was given credit for 189 days spent in jail on the charge.