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.
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A Rikers Island CO who enjoys anime testified to smuggling drugs into the jail hidden in issues of the popular manga “Demon Slayer,” under orders from a gang leader
The items sold to inmates included 173 cell phones, headphones, screen protectors, phone chargers, sim cards and other types of contraband, the indictment said
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Inmate illegally hid a cellphone and charger in his prosthetic leg
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The devices are being found in their hands at alarming rates
Sheriff’s deputies found a pair of shanks made from toothbrushes stuffed in the bunk of a jail inmate
Officer sentenced for attempting to smuggle marijuana, three cellphones and cigarettes to an inmate in exchange for $26,000 in bribes
Even if the name is inaccurate to a degree, when faced with a weighted item in a sock, the danger still remains
Adam Grierson has been placed on paid administrative leave while an internal investigation is conducted
Law-enforcement sources said that a female CO might have smuggled the phone to the inmate
In the long term, as many as 7,000 people arrested annually could qualify for the program
Ceferino Perez and about two dozen others formed the drug-world equivalent of a pizza delivery service in East Harlem
Treated for narcotics use, Kenneth Beck was in a special area of the jail when COs found him unresponsive
Asheton Biggerstaff was placed in Gaston County Jail under a $500 bond on a charge of inmate possessing tobacco
Man was mumbling before he struggled with police and was hit with the stun gun — only to have 23 individually wrapped pieces of crack cocaine fall out of his mouth
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