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.
New technology reduces the risk of human oversight
The smartphone-sized DrugDetect-F1 detects dangerous narcotics drugs with high specificity in seconds and without contact
Two Georgia residents and one inmate received multi-year sentences after a drone carrying 38 grams of meth crashed during the attempt
The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2010 on behalf of former inmates
“We do everything we can to keep contraband out of the jail,’’ sheriff said. “We don’t need the public throwing it to them”
One photo showed him sitting with a group of inmates as he fanned out dozens of $100 bills
Eliminate the potential for improvised weapons by using cleaning tools made from materials that can’t be sharpened
The inmate had the weapon hidden in his pants for more than 90 minutes at the jail and, after he ditched it in a garbage can, nearly two days elapsed before the weapon was discovered
The system only costs a few hundred dollars
They called the amount a “conservative” estimate of the cash Guzman’s Sinaloa Cartel earned distributing cocaine, heroin and marijuana in the US
Autauga Metro Jail had previously stopped serving fruit to prevent inmates from making contraband alcohol
The funding could bring medication-assisted treatment to as many as 1,200 new patients
The ruptured plastic bag contained an unknown substance believed to be illicit drugs
The smuggling of drugs and other contraband into county-run jails has recently been an issue
Jahbrisha Marie Ebony Pennick left marijuana, tobacco and other contraband at a rest area for it to be picked up by an inmate
The prisoner apparently used a smuggled cell phone to create his own Facebook page where he posted photos and videos from inside his cell
The prison system already offers naltrexone and Vivitrol — non-additive treatment drugs that block opioid receptors — to inmates
It’s still unknown what may have caused the overdoses at the prison
This is ADOC’s third operation of a major correctional facility in a move to find and remove illegal contraband
While there are inmates who are sincere about their religious beliefs, many do not use the chapel for its intended purpose
New screening measures offer no exceptions for women who wear underwire bras
About 60 percent to 85 percent of inmates in Maine prisons struggle with some kind of addiction, whether it be alcohol or opioid
It is a mistake to confuse the treatment of opioid withdrawal with the long-term treatment of drug addiction
Russ Hamilton brings you the story of Black August as told by Associate Warden Dick Nelson
Eight deputies, four inmates and a K-9 were treated on the scene through a decontamination process and transported to hospitals
Two inmates are charged with blackmailing an Army veteran who then killed himself
Several inmates were able to livestream on Facebook using contraband cellphones inside their maximum security prison
Investigators have found more homemade weapons at the prison more than two years after the fatal riot
Keeping equipment secure, conducting random searches and minimizing inmate movement are some of the strategies to improve facility security
The rise in overdoses comes despite the state pouring millions into technologies designed to block contraband at prison entry points
In 2016, correctional officers confiscated a record 9,766 cellphones from inmates
Meet the officers – four- and two-legged – dedicated to ridding California prisons of dangerous contraband
The Sheriff’s Office has a long-term problem of illegal substances, such as drugs, coming into the jail
