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.
Combating contraband doesn’t mean sacrificing efficient and safe systems
Inmates and their accomplices pushed the boundaries of creativity with contraband smuggling in 2024 with drone drops, bribes and clever disguises
The Fully Blooded Felons leader pushed for gang members to become corrections officers so members could more easily smuggle drugs, the indictment said
The scheme was discovered by a security threat intelligence unit official at the facility earlier this year
Inmates also no longer receive packages, magazines, personal checks or cash
“While this is not drugs or a weapon,” said Sheriff Mark Pettway, “the phone, in particular, places our personnel at risk”
Officials say they smuggled contraband and received thousands of dollars in bribes for bringing the drugs and other items into a maximum security prison
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The clips, which are being shot on illegal cellphones, show inmates using the drug “flakka” as well as inmates attacking and threatening each other
“Everything we have done is done for a purpose to try to keep that horrific drug out of our facility,” Sheriff Chris Nanos said
“We think this could be a game-changer for us,” said Corrections Director David Kratz
A new program at the Grand Traverse County Jail aims to be proactive rather than reactive, the jail administrator says
Columnist Gary York uses his experience as both a CO and a prison inspector to answer the age-old question
“I’m trying to make $100,000 before I head upstate,” one of the now charged inmates wrote in a letter
Because contraband cell phones played such a major role in the 2018 Lee Correctional riot, SCDC knew they had to up their investigative game
The officers were removing a powdered substance from inside an envelop to photograph it when they became light-headed
The officer had three puncture wounds on the left side of his neck with a three-inch-long laceration near his left ear
“This is a critical outcome to be aware of as jails nationwide consider whether to offer this type of healthcare,” said the study’s lead author
Sheriff Patrick McDermott said the diligence of his staff helped spot the contraband
A former jail administrator recounts lessons learned from a contraband crackdown – in particular, why screening the mail is so important
David Casals is now facing up to 50 years in prison for three felony charges
DOCCS has since stopped the use of solitary confinement for positive drug tests
“It’s not if we have a detention officer stabbed or cut, it’s when,” Sheriff Chris Elliott said
This most recent surge has already claimed the life of an officer and an inmate
Changes to the mail rules aim to help prevent contraband from entering state prisons
An investigation was launched after information was received about inmates who were in possession of cellphones and other contraband
“They’ll do anything they can to sneak in drugs,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a Facebook post
The ingenuity, or serious lack thereof, is astounding
A law librarian says she placed the plastic toy on the inmate’s desk as a joke; ODOC says the “gift” is contraband and indicates an inappropriate personal relationship
The move is meant to reduce opioid overdose deaths by making the drug more convenient for those at risk to obtain
The inmate had four golf ball-size bruises on the upper back and a head bruise following the incident
Prison staff teamed up with 130 officers and 12 K9 teams from across the state to conduct the top-down sweep
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