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 group faces 13 charges after a months-long investigation into contraband at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women
The Contraband Interdiction Unit outperformed 20 teams from corrections agencies and sheriff’s offices across the Southeast in tactical scenarios hosted by the Alabama DOC
The FMC Lexington corrections officer admitted to bringing synthetic marijuana and tobacco to inmates in exchange for mobile payments
The indictment described the ring as a criminal enterprise that worked to move cellphones, drugs, jewelry, clothing and cash items into the prison
Visitors and detainees already go through body scanners, but officers and staff have only been required to pass through metal detectors
One CO allegedly received more than $15K from inmates over eight months for giving out contraband items
In 2022, over 6,700 phones were seized, which were used to traffic in drugs, collect money and orchestrate murders, according to testimony
Deputies seized one pound ten ounces of methamphetamine, 30 cellular telephones, 44 large bags of tobacco and three small bags of marijuana
The 22 attorney generals said the devices allow prisoners to plot violence and carry out crimes
A memo said the inspections were “not to invade your privacy or due to a lack of trust,” but to instead keep drugs out of the jail
The mayhem started early in the morning when a corrections officer saw three detainees slashing an inmate
“The avenues for drugs entering prisons during the first year of the pandemic ... remained staff, contractors, official visitors and mail,” an official said
A state grand jury indictment brings 170 charges against 43 defendants for the trafficking of more that 25 kilograms of methamphetamine
Mail, not COs, is the “major source” of contraband smuggled into New York Department of Correction jails
Illegal items seized by deputies include marijuana, meth, cell phones and sex lube
At the time of his arrest, the deputy had a pound of individually wrapped cannabis-laced brownies in his lunchbox
Cherokee County Detention Center officials haven’t found a shank, which is a weapon made from everyday items, for a couple of years
Updated security protocol for all staff, visitors, volunteers and all other personnel began on January 1, 2023
Beverly Ann Ibn-Tamas, 80, was convicted nearly 50 years ago for killing her abusive husband
The suspects are accused of dropping cigarettes, alcohol, drugs and cell phones inside the the Clayton County jail security fence
Fla. man claims he was high on meth, hadn’t slept for 5 days before violently struggling against jail deputies
COs found the drug, which is used to manage opioid withdrawal, after a tip from an informant
Correctional facilities are on the front lines of the battle against fentanyl, yet they often fall behind in adopting new strategies and technologies to manage the crisis
The basis for substance use programs in Mass. DOC facilities is a combination of the Therapeutic Community model and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Like any other year, it seems there’s just no limit to how far people will go for drugs, wireless devices, the chance to escape, or all of the above
“If you get 2 pounds of weed, it’s safe to assume it didn’t come in through the visit floor.”
Contraband found inside the footballs included bags of marijuana, cellphones and chargers and packs of cigarettes
Before being killed by police Gonzalo Lopez killed Mark Collins, 66, and his four grandsons
At the time of her arrest Sarah Torsiello had worked 18 years for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
The two inmates were attempting to kill another prisoner with makeshift weapons
New York Department of Labor report directs prisons to make mailrooms safer and provide better protective equipment to reduce drug exposure
Michigan DOC officials are investigating how two inmates obtained cellphones and posted a video filmed in their cell to YouTube
An inmate paid the correctional officer for the drugs and re-sold the narcotics to other inmates
