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 investigation started when an inmate’s parents came to visit him at Indian Creek Correctional Center, smuggling buprenorphine, Naloxone strips and meth
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Judges in California and SC ordered cellphone carriers to disable nearly 200 contraband cellphones used by inmates
The deaths raised concerns in the DOC about COs smuggling drugs inside prison walls, officials said
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Authorities are seeing an increase in both arrests and deaths related to the difficult-to-detect drugs
Some experts say buprenorphine and methadone are the best way to combat overdose deaths, but the treatments are rarely used behind bars
In recent weeks, the Texas prison system received 15 more doses of the powerful barbiturate used in its death chamber
The drugs include a powerful synthetic opioid that has been blamed for overdoses nationwide
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Officials say they were able to shut down phone signals inside a prison cell, while phones about 20 feet away worked normally
Six Franklin County Jail inmates were rushed to a hospital Monday, suffering from symptoms associated with K2
The four officers are in stable condition after being sickened by suspected drug fumes emanating from a toilet
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The families and advocates are planning to boycott the DOC’s program that’ll allow a private company to profit off of inmate video visitation
The state said the move is necessary to keep drugs from entering state prisons
State Corrections Director Bryan Stirling said South Carolina is the first state in the nation to use drones in this way
The video shows a 26-year-old St. Clair County Correctional Facility inmate holding a paddle and hitting an older inmate
The findings stemmed from a previous 2017 investigation that found inmates hacked into the prison network, stole other inmates’ personal information and applied for credit cards in their name
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A judge heard testimony on whether prosecutors improperly used secret recordings of conversations between inmates and their attorneys
The number of jail inmates in California taking psychotropic drugs has jumped about 25 percent in five years
The Missouri DOC began tracking overdoses last May, and over the next nine months, there were 146 overdoses spread throughout the state prison system
Inmates at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center are teaming up with officers to combat drugs and violence at the prison
Officials have said cellphones illegally smuggled into Lee Correctional Institution played a role in the deadly riot
Correctional facilities nationwide face the same challenges that led to the SC riots: understaffing, contraband cellphones and prison gangs
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Contraband cellphones and staffing shortages are often blamed for many of the department’s woes
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