Contraband Detection

Prosecutors to Congress: Let state prisons jam cellphones

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The 22 attorney generals said the devices allow prisoners to plot violence and carry out crimes

Photo of the week: S.C. deputies stop drone smuggling operation

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Illegal items seized by deputies include marijuana, meth, cell phones and sex lube

How to build a layered contraband detection strategy and why it matters (eBook)

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Smiths Detection

Learn why a layered screening strategy is so important and how it can help your facility plug holes

Fla. jail deputy arrested for selling pot brownies to inmates

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At the time of his arrest, the deputy had a pound of individually wrapped cannabis-laced brownies in his lunchbox

Shanks uncommon at Okla. county jail

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Cherokee County Detention Center officials haven't found a shank, which is a weapon made from everyday items, for a couple of years

Tenn. DOC adds body scanner tech for all entrants

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Updated security protocol for all staff, visitors, volunteers and all other personnel began on January 1, 2023

Investigation: Rikers Island COs contribute to flow of contraband into NYC jails

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“If you get 2 pounds of weed, it’s safe to assume it didn’t come in through the visit floor.”

Ga. man arrested outside prison with three contraband stuffed footballs

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Contraband found inside the footballs included bags of marijuana, cellphones and chargers and packs of cigarettes

Spotlight: STVS customizable scanners create safer communities

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Secure Technology Value Solutions’ line of contactless, compact and non-radiation scanners reduce time-intensive physical searches

Proposed rules on packages, mail to Rikers detainees draw fire

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Officials propose barring detainees from receiving packages from anyone other than vendors that ship directly to consumers

Trio sentenced for conspiring to bring meth into Ga. prison

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A search of the suspects' vehicle found various packages wrapped in different colored duct tape containing meth and other contraband

A letter to the American public: Know the monster if you must – but know the protectors too

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Corrections officers, our protectors, need your interest, research and compassion just as much as the infamous predators and anonymous inmates they protect us from

Lawsuit over strip searching women at S.C. jail certified as class action

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Lawsuit alleges women detained at the Beaufort County Detention Center were "routinely subjected to humiliating strip and body cavity searches" while similar searches were not performed on men