Contraband Detection

Davien Philip Turner is charged with trying to deliver wire cutters, other tools, money, cellphones, chargers and tobacco

Adding the B-SCAN body scanner to the screening process made it next to impossible for inmates to sneak drugs into the facility

Add iCMORE software to Smiths Detection X-ray machines to maintain positive flow while catching more contraband

Taking contraband control seriously saves lives; here's what COs should be on the lookout for

Get the right tools to help you screen deliveries, food and other items

"We think this could be a game-changer for us," said Corrections Director David Kratz

A former jail administrator recounts lessons learned from a contraband crackdown – in particular, why screening the mail is so important

Prison staff teamed up with 130 officers and 12 K9 teams from across the state to conduct the top-down sweep

CO Lawrence McArdle and K9 Zoey, who detects contraband on Rikers Island, placed third in explosives detection

United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) narcotics dogs and explosives dogs will compete to find their illegal substance the quickest

Multiple screening steps and checkpoints, combined with varied screening technology, will help thwart smuggling into your facility to keep officers and inmates safer

Paper soaked in synthetic cannabinoids presents a serious problem when it comes to attempts to smuggle drugs into correctional facilities

To keep drugs, weapons and other disruptive items out of your facility, first identify gaps in your screening process, then adopt a variety of policies and tools to plug the holes

Consider these tools and techniques to help maintain the constant vigilance necessary to keep contraband drugs, phones and weapons out of your facility