Contraband: Concealment

3 facility considerations for inmate screening technology

Be sure to plan for how you will incorporate new tech into your screening process, where equipment will be located and where you will get funding to purchase the tools

Fentanyl: What are the exposure risks?

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While the hazards of fentanyl exposure are significant for COs, it’s important to understand the myths and realities

How hand-held devices and kiosks open up a world of resources for incarcerated individuals

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Using mobile technology to access resources can help reduce the burden of incarceration on individuals, families, and facilities alike

5 key areas to inspect for contraband

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Inmates and their associates can be quite crafty when concealing illicit items

Infographic: 6 elements of a layered screening approach

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Don’t rely on a single screening method to control contraband in your facility

Catch more contraband with X-ray technology

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Improve the effectiveness of your screening process with tools that let you see inside items and individuals coming into your facility

Fight the flow of contraband by securing mail and deliveries

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Modern detection and identification technologies help COs detect and isolate suspicious goods and packages

4 ways X-ray technology can improve your screening process

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X-ray detection can help you screen more thoroughly and efficiently to catch dangerous contraband before it enters your facility

X-ray shows stolen jewelry in inmate's stomach

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20-year-old suspected burglar had swallowed two gold necklaces

Pot pipe discovered in woman's private parts

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Pipe allegedly smelled of marijuana

Top 10 contraband items of 2013

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If there’s one thing that’ll never change in prisons, it’s that inmates will always be sneaking in contraband. We dug through our archives to bring you our top ten picks of contraband items that yo...

Contraband: Deodorant hidey-hole

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A C1 member recently submitted these photos of tobacco hidden inside of a stick of deoderant. "This contraband was found in one of our minimum security housing units. It is tobacco in a baggie whic...