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.
Gregory Beers was convicted of trafficking fentanyl, meth, and heroin on behalf of a drug ring tied to Aryan Family and Omerta prison gangs
Avelino Ramirez admitted to smuggling and planting cocaine, cellphones and other contraband items to appear effective and earn overtime at San Quentin and Vacaville
K-9 units tracked down two backpacks containing hundreds of grams of meth, fentanyl and other drugs near Easterling Correctional Facility
The purchase is the first to be made using money from a $37 million settlement with McKesson Corp.
The man used a DJI Phantom 4 drone
The video was taken by an inmate using a smuggled cellphone
U.S. Rep Matt Cartwright called for reforms on how inmates receive mail
The K-9 fell seriously ill after coming into contact with synthetic marijuana
A man serving life for stabbing his parents and three siblings to death tried to attack staff with an 8-inch long “sharpened instrument”
Inmates and their associates will try just about anything when it comes to smuggling drugs and other contraband behind bars
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
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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
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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
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