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.
The suspects were also carrying a bullhorn, two pairs of binoculars and three large Allen wrench-style tools, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said
The Los Angeles County Probation Department, which has struggled to maintain staffing levels for years, is also rethinking the physical qualities it looks for in new hires due to the recent levels of violence
The detention officer at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center admitted to ordering food on DoorDash and “going out of her assigned area to deliver the food to the inmate’s pod”
Using brain disorder medications to combat alcohol and drug addiction
The government is “seeking comment on technical approaches” to the problem
Focus will be on prevention and education
Van “cloned” to look like either a tour van or a security van, authorities say
Authorities believe gangs have business alliance with cartels
“Touch DNA” technology will test traces left on shanks, cell phones and other contraband
Here’s a series of questions designed to help open the mind to new inmate contraband schemes
Several states have decided to reduce in-prison treatment programs
Fla. officer Mark Lindback found the tax papers hidden under an inmates mattress
Pa. inmate, Robert G. Henry, is accused of running a marijuana growing operation from his jail cell
Harry Jackson broke out of jail, then returned after stealing 14 packs of cigarettes
Letter detailed instructions on how to smuggle drugs
Confiscated from prisons in Northern California
Allegedly, medical and security staff failed to properly check Lawrence Reynolds Jr.
Trend aims to trim costs of health care
Cell Detector Bloodhound sniffs out contraband phones
A Cook County Jail officer is charged with bringing marijuana, cell phone and DVDs inside
Understanding the currency of contraband inside
One year after enacting smoking ban, Ohio prisons assess drawbacks and benefits
Mexican drug gangs are commandeering U.S. public land to grow millions of marijuana plants
How we can gain a considerable upper hand by considering how contraband moves
A host of corrections officers received cash to transport what they believed were kilos of cocaine in FBI sting
The pot was discovered at an El Paso U.S.-Mexico border checkpoint
Court decision overrules a 1984 standard that limited which new inmates could be searched