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.
A corrections officer returning to the Spokane County Jail from an unrelated transport saw a man in a hoodie hoisting a bag upward into a cell window
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Stabbed twice with a lock attached to a laundry bag
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The victim of the missing phone used a tracker app to make the phone ring, could hear it standing in the police station
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Shara Vance got a man on the outside to send her Suboxone in the mail
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Limiting excessive amounts of allowable items is important in controlling illegal trade and preventing unlikely weapons
Claims that it was in his pocket
A prosthetic, known as a Whizzinator, was spotted by his probation officer, he was charged with possessing a forging instrument
Craig Carlisle Hammond, 63, was arrested Sunday for investigation of conspiracy, possession of an illegal communication device and attempting to bring a cell phone into a prison
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Would have been smacked with an additional 25-year sentence for having a cell phone in his prison cell
Officials say smuggled cell phones allow inmate gangs to communicate and plan attacks
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Police found a loaded handgun coming from the woman’s vagina and a bag of meth in her buttocks during a cavity search
Prison officials found the packages intended for the inmate and intercepted them before they were delivered
Serving time for cyber crime, was allowed to join an IT class
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