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.
In 2021, N.M. DOC began redirecting inmate mail to a Florida vendor for scanning, giving inmates photocopies instead of originals to reduce contraband in prisons
Cibola County Correctional Center COs recently found more than 1,000 fentanyl pills, several ounces of heroin and a half pound of meth inside the prison
The multi-agency sweep was “preplanned and coordinated to ensure the safety and security” of staff and inmates at the facility, the BOP said
Jamming system cost $10.9 million and was installed between 2007 and 2009
Officials believe the drug may have been synthetic marijuana and are investigating how it got into the facility
Officials believe the drug involved was K2, or synthetic marijuana
Brayan Thompson has now also been charged with promoting prison contraband, a class D felony
Police are investigating the substance that caused the overdoses and how it got into the jail
Six inmates were treated for drug overdoses at the Westchester County Jail Sunday
10 bundles contained 99 packets, each at the street sale weight of 35 milligrams, and were packed away in the genital area of Christopher Cokbilen
Jail Commander Lt. Jeanette Davis said the device looked like a two-liter bottle, with blue masking tape on top and a brown substance inside
Videos were posted to YouTube under an account showing Black Power gang members engaging in organized one-on-one combat sessions in cells and exercise yards
Witnesses told the court the weapon was found on Richard J. Sears, 34, after corrections officers received a tip
Ariz. prison says all inmates were searched prior to transfer, as per policy
3 arrested, more than a pound of meth seized
Current inmates were arrested for attempting to smuggle in everything from cocaine to marijuana
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About 81 people have been identified that were buying and/or selling Oxycodone
Received 9 balloons filled with marijuana and thumb drives containing porn and music
One of the six defendants who pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle methamphetamine and heroin into the Otero County Prison Facility in Chaparral was sentenced in a Las Cruces federal courtroom Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison for her involvement
A grand jury has indicted 21-year-old Sidney McKinney on drug charges
Employee charged with helping two murderers escape from a New York prison smuggled tools to them by hiding the items in frozen hamburger meat
A new hands off device allows officers to go beyond what their hands can feel
Police say a man visiting his wife in jail is facing charges after pills were found in a cheeseburger he was trying to bring into the building
Investigators believe the phones came in through corrupted staff members at the jail
Was found with a package containing suspected methamphetamine and marijuana as well as tobacco and cigarette lighters
Officers seized about an ounce of suspected methamphetamine and about a half ounce of marijuana
Cell phones are a continuous threat inside correctional facilities; here’s how you can find and stop this type of contraband before it becomes a problem in your prison or jail
Tablets offer educational resources while maintaining facility security
Inmate said he and the others were trying to force open the bottom of the door without triggering an alarm so a fifth inmate could pass them a package of tobacco
Sixty-two-year-old Ilona McChesney was being held at the Oklahoma County jail Tuesday morning on a $100,000 bond