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.
A search of the now-former Pocahontas State Correctional Center CO’s home led to the seizure of more than $150,000 worth of narcotics in prison value, a handgun and $1,000 in cash
Officers seized weapons, tattoo devices and synthetic marijuana in a coordinated contraband operation at Charles B. Webster Detention Center
Narcan was deployed after a large quantity of Xanax was discovered inside the facility, which state officials have deemed unfit to house juveniles
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
The officer was examining a pair of socks in an inmate’s cell when “white powder puffed from the sock and hit him in the face”
The balloon contained thousands of dollars worth of Suboxone strips
New prison protections will include use of drones, no more mail delivery
Officials believe the “clear, liquefied” drug entered the facility on paper
Visits and mail service will return in time for Labor Day weekend, officials say
Reports say employees started to feel ill after opening cell doors to find inmates smoking substance
A statewide lockdown started Wednesday is being used to train staff on how to handle suspected drugs
Official says it “would not shock” him if K2 drug was a factor in the inmates’ deaths
The men used an “inmate manufactured weapon” to stab the victim in the chest and back
