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 Broad River Correctional Institute captain smuggled cellphones and SIM cards while collecting nearly $280,000 in bribes, prosecutors say
The correction officer allegedly tried to bypass security by repeatedly removing layers of clothing, but a search of his vest exposed the hidden contraband
The Upstate Correctional Facility is on lockdown and undergoing a search with drug-sniffing K-9s after two incidents left 25 staff members needing medical treatment
The suspect is facing ‘internal and criminal charges’ and has been punished twice before for possessing a weapon while in prison
The COs are accused of taking thousands of dollars in bribes to smuggle drugs to inmates
The overdoses were reported after guards found the inmates collapsed and unresponsive in their cells
Coffee Creek Correctional Facility Officer Richard Steven Alberts II pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to distribute controlled substances and distribution of heroin
The items were found in a ceiling vent in an inmate shower area less than a day after the DOC began investigating an inmate video on Instagram
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Jordan Davis, 22, attempted to smuggle 12 grams of marijuana and 17 grams of tobacco into the Wrightsville Correctional Facility
Five New Yorkers said they were falsely arrested earlier this year after COs accused them of soaking the books they brought in with a liquid form of the drug K2
The program serves hundreds of inmates and currently has a recidivism rate of 1 percent, according to the state DOC
The inmate had sent step-by-step instructions to his family on how to saturate pieces of paper with narcotics
A class action suit alleges inmates were placed in solitary confinement and lost privileges over inaccurate tests
54 people were indicted in a drug trafficking network officials said probably wouldn’t exist if inmates did not have cell phones
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The find was documented in a medical journal as the cause of a stone formation in the inmate’s nose
Officials: Officers have found hundreds of contraband items, sweeps do not deter contraband smuggling
Looking for a better way to catch contraband, this Oregon sheriff led the charge to make X-ray screening a common practice in the state’s county jails
Bills to allow signal jamming in federal prisons, which is currently banned, are pending in Congress
Officials would not say if COs will be assigned to make photocopies
Jesus Mendez-Lopez admitted to recruiting as part of a plea deal
The inmates had contraband including alcohol and phones
Over a period of years, the inmate used eyeglasses fitted with hidden cameras and a hollowed-out Bible with a lens to shoot the film
Four of the deputies came into contact with the drug administering CPR to an unresponsive inmate
Oklahoma’s DOC says the federal government needs to let signal-jamming technology be used in parts of prison where inmates move around
A Hampton Roads Regional Jail inmate forced his way into a dental examination room earlier this year and stabbed another inmate
A photo showed him visiting a facility with over $2,000
The attorney general’s office secured 21 new indictments against people in the alleged smuggling conspiracy
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Prisoner mail policy helps reduce the risk of contraband entering the jail and cuts staff time required to check incoming mail