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Handcuff key bracelet

This simple looking bracelet holds a key to an inmate’s potential freedom. Seasoned correctional officers have seen it all — from safes made out of soup packets to cell phones hidden in bars of soap. But after years on the beat, COs learn to look for contraband in the most unlikely places.

See more photos like this in our C1 Contraband Command Center: A photo and intel database. If you have a contraband photo or video you would like to add to our database, please email us at editor@correctionsone.com.

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These images and videos of illegal inmate contraband have come directly from Corrections1 members, readers and expert contributors. As officers in the field, Corrections1 members have the greatest insight into the contraband and illegal tactics used by inmates to subvert the security of our nation’s vital corrections institutions. By submitting these images and videos of paraphernalia, Corrections1 members share potentially life-saving information with their brothers and sisters.

See links to more photos like this at our Corrections Contraband page. If you have a contraband photo or video you would like to add to our database, please email us at editor@correctionsone.com.