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.
Three current and former Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies conspired with an inmate to bring hollowed-out pens filled with Suboxone strips into the jail, officials said
The Missouri DOC is launching a $1 million special investigations unit designed to further staunch the flow of illegal material to inmates
The magnetometers will be employed on a random and spot-check basis at unspecified jail facilities, Sheriff Kelly A. Martinez said
Police arresting a woman for drug possession say she smuggled a syringe into jail inside of her body
Used a smuggled mobile phone to keep in touch with kidnappers holding the father of a prosecutor who helped send him away for life
The prison has been on lockdown since Friday’s discovery of more than a dozen weapons along with gallons of homemade alcohol and juice and sugar used to make liquor
Authorities began investigating in January after corrections officers found a Bible hiding Suboxone
Patch found on the bottom of an inmate’s foot lead to contraband charges
A 12-inch bread-only sandwich contained 2.80 ounces of tobacco; tobacco, marijuana and other contraband in three burritos inside a Tupperware container
An inmate undergoing a routine pat down is now facing a charge of first degree assault when the CO performing the pat down was pricked by a needle hidden in the inmate’s clothing
Prison’s chief of security wrote that “MCI-H has a serious problem with contraband, especially cell phones”
District Court ruling awards legal fees in lawsuit
DOC: “At this point, we cannot comment further on the details related to this incident”
An inmate booked on a probation violation is facing new charges after being caught with contraband in his artificial leg
Genesa Renee Bowler said she wasn’t the one who put the drug under the postage stamp but “admitted to knowing it was going to happen”
Kitchen, medical and maintenance staff are all potential sources of contraband for inmates
After the video surfaced online, SCDC increased security at its facilities this week
30-foot netting will soon surround the East Mississippi Correctional facility in Lost Gap
Will upgrade charges for providing contraband to a state prison to a felony
Nearly six-minute video is titled “South Carolina Inmates Film 1st Ever Music Video in Prison!”
Detector searches for contraband and cell phones on moving objects
Chaplains are not only a potential source for contraband, they may also unwittingly move contraband from place to place
Netting, body scanners and monthly searches of entire prisons have been added to a growing list of preventive measures to ensure the safety of staff and inmates
Female staff member was unharmed, and the ordeal lasted about 20 minutes
When COs discovered the contraband, mother swallowed the pills
Brandon Gantt is now facing a felony charge of promoting prison contraband and a misdemeanor weapons possession charge
The most found contraband items are tobacco, other drugs, and cell phones
Have been hospitalized after smoking a synthetic marijuana cigarette that was smuggled into the lockup
Here are the concerns over items that attorneys can accidentally give to inmates
For years, corrections officers and all other staff have not gone through contraband detection machines before entering the facility
Pretended to represent inmate, then tried to goad her into sex acts
She’s a two-year-old Australian Shepard trained to sniff out drugs inside jail cells