Contraband
Contraband refers to unauthorized items smuggled into correctional facilities, posing significant security risks. This section provides articles that explore the detection, prevention, and management of Contraband within prisons and jails. Topics include common types of contraband, the methods used to introduce these items, and the technologies and strategies employed to combat this ongoing challenge. Understanding the dynamics of Contraband is crucial for correctional professionals dedicated to maintaining a secure and safe environment. For further insights, explore related topics on Correctional Management.
The two women were sentenced to 18 months and two years in prison for a scheme to bring hashish, codeine and marijuana into the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center
An officer with nearly 30 years of experience spotted the false bottom during a cell search at Carson City Correctional Facility
Judge Steven Buschman told ex-officer Gregory Gorman that his “continuing deflection of the criminality” of his conduct is “simply stupefying”
Michael Meiser hid about 1.1 pounds of heroin in a patrol car trunk before sheriff’s investigators stopped him as he left the North County Correctional Facility, federal prosecutors said
Donovan Youngman, 29, was freed from prison four days before the Dec. 2023 contraband toss at the Lincoln Reception and Treatment Center
The proposal would let state and local facilities jam signals inside designated areas, with testing required to keep interference from spreading outside them
Marcos Monarrez Jr., 27, received a 33-month term that will run consecutively to his life sentence in a Mexico-to-U.S. drug-smuggling case
The Michigan DOC has banned hardcover books and expanded mail rules, and it raised its contraband budget to $3.75 million, but officials say any piece of paper can be a delivery method
A Stanislaus County sergeant says the 19-year-old grew nervous when deputies asked if he had contraband in his cell or on his person
Four anonymous inmates alleged that Combs has been paying men for special services, including massages, using a contraband phone and keeping an illegal stash of alcohol
K-9 Storm will conduct searches for illegal substances as officials work to reduce drug-related risks to corrections officers
The organization relied upon a ring of people, including drug dealers, inmates and jail employees, to get drugs inside MDCR jail facilities
An investigator searched the woman’s purse and found two hollowed-out laptops that contained eight cellphones and multiple phone chargers
The former Delaware County corrections officer received time served to 23 months followed by three years of probation
The victim suffered cuts to the neck and chest and was nearly choked unconscious before being taken to a hospital
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The package found at Sussex I State Prison contained suspected methamphetamine, 17 cellphones, tobacco and other prohibited items
The legislation named for Lt. Osvaldo Albarati would double the maximum sentence for smuggling a cellphone into a federal prison
Alabama DOC says the policy is intended to reduce secondhand smoke exposure, medical costs and fire hazards
Prosecutors said Mario Grant and his wife received payments from inmates to bring drugs into Kilby Correctional Facility
Authorities said the Montgomery raid was linked to an investigation into contraband believed destined for Fountain Correctional Facility
Deputies in Washington County, Georiga, recovered nearly 20 pounds of marijuana and tobacco, more than 150 grams of suspected ecstasy and several cellphones
The cans contained cellphones, tobacco, chargers and other prohibited items intended for inmates at MacDougall Correctional Institution
Officials say the former corrections officer accepted more than $550,000 to smuggle drugs, cellphones and tobacco into Lee Correctional Institution
Deputies with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Offic arrested four men after investigators linked seized contraband and a drone to monitored inmate phone calls
Kyle Raven allegedly smuggled methamphetamine and cellphones into Woodbourne Correctional Facility in exchange for cash and Cash App payments
The investigation led to the seizure of fentanyl, methamphetamine, flakka, cellphones and other prohibited items before they entered Elmore Correctional Facility
The former MDC-Brooklyn officer was sentenced to 16 years, 8 months after pursuing a vehicle off prison property and shooting a passenger
Deputies used K-9 teams and a drone to track the suspect, who allegedly discarded contraband while fleeing near Washington State Prison
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