This tip was submitted by Corrections1 members from the California State Prison System. As the pictures show, given enough time inmates can turn just about any space into a contraband storage compartment.
At first glance, this bare cell looks completely empty and free of contraband.
A close up of the support beam for the cell stool looks solid and completely intact.
But on closer inspection we see a seam in the paint.
And finally, after pulling on the end of the beam, we find a hidden storage space that appears to contain a cell phone and other illegal contraband.
This serves as one more reminder that inmates can and will manipulate every conceivable item towards illegal use.
Have inmates in your facility found a sneaky way to store contraband? We’d like to hear about it.
Email us with your stories (and pictures!) of inmate contraband.