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 prohibition was part of a wide-ranging security crackdown meant to eliminate drug smuggling into the prisons, in particular K2
Prosecutors wrote that the inmate has been using smuggled cellphones to communicate outside the federal lockup
Amy Worden, a DOC spokesperson, said that legal mail had been a source of contraband, including synthetic cannabinoids
Three inmates at Jess Dunn Correctional Center overdosed on synthetic opioids and were revived by medical staff
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As the opioid crisis continues to impact communities nationwide, efforts to smuggle narcotics like fentanyl into correctional facilities show no signs of abating
At facilities across the country, correctional officers have been treated for symptoms of fentanyl exposure; here’s what you need to know to stay safe
The department received criticism for security measures such as banning book donations and only providing inmates with photocopies of their mail
Some state lawmakers are planning to challenge the initiatives, which include barring book donations and photocopying mail
The Correctional Service of Canada implemented the policy a week before recreational use of marijuana becomes legal
The new initiative fills a gap in the services now offered to inmates and those on probation, and comes at no cost to the county
Officials say the cost would be offset by safer prisons, fewer drug-smuggling gangs, and fewer addicted inmates cycling back to communities
The bill, signed Tuesday, allows jail personnel to operate devices that detect nonmetallic weapons hidden within body cavities
“The practices they’ve implemented are ... prohibiting a lot of lawyers from being able to use the mail to communicate with their clients,” an ACLU official said
The inmate’s plan was to sell Suboxone strips that his girlfriend bought for $2 on the street for 100 times more
Chad Connors, 42, and William Guillemette, 39, allegedly ran an operation to sell opioids to other inmates
Corrections agencies are often not aware of available grants for the purchase of critically needed drug detection and interdiction equipment
After scouring all the boxes, agents found a total of 540 packages of coke
Investigators later searched the woman’s house and found marijuana and glitter glue
Some criticize the ebook library as small and cost-prohibitive to prisoners
Legal advocates are promising a federal court challenge if the Pa. DOC does not revisit it’s policy on handling legal mail
The state recently prohibited book donations following a rash of substance exposures at multiple prisons
RI DOC spokesman J.R. Ventura said no one had touched the substance, but they had been in the vicinity
As part of $15 million worth of new security measures, the DOC is cutting off inmates’ access to books programs
This is the second lawsuit filed recently over the same issue
Officers arrested 32 people and confiscated cash, guns and cellphones
Toxicology tests confirmed the presence of synthetic cannabinoids in “multiple” employees and that inmate overdoses have been caused by those drugs and other illegal substances
Investigators also found Suboxone strips in the man’s cell
COs found the weapons hidden in the inmates’ pants and shoe
Fentanyl and K2 are on the rise in our prisons and jails
