Contraband

In the wake of a staffing crisis and reports of increased violence and drug use, a state agency report called for Los Angeles County's juvenile halls to be closed

They can be a threat to the prison environment – could they be an asset too?

Drug drop offs at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall are so blatant that arrows were spray painted on the fences to indicate where to throw the substances

The Cellphone Jamming Reform Act seeks to allow state and federal prisons to use cellphone jamming systems

In the persistent ploys to get contraband into prisons, the skies are playing a growing role

Six inmates have died in 2022 due to drug overdoses compared to one death in 2021

The plan was foiled after an inmate used a monitored phone line to place the order

Detecting and identifying drugs entering correctional facilities

How to implement effective mail screening as part of a comprehensive interdiction strategy

Court declares surgeon to be a “state actor” subject to federal civil rights law and rejects qualified immunity for her and two prison officials

Innovations in T-ray technology allow CO staff to detect the smallest, hardest-to-find drugs and contraband that X-ray and other screening techniques can't find

The three were trying to deliver fentanyl, meth, crack cocaine and marijuana to the Limestone Correctional Facility

Everyone has reason to be concerned as reports of fentanyl exposures and overdoses in correctional facilities are increasing across the country

The charges are in connection with an alleged conspiracy to smuggle synthetic cannabinoids known as K2 and Spice into MCI Shirley

The indictment described the ring as a criminal enterprise that worked to move cellphones, drugs, jewelry, clothing and cash items into the prison