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.
ADOC said the suspect had eight knives, 33 phones, 534 grams of meth and other contraband items outside Ventress Correctional Facility
The group calls on Congress to change federal law to help corrections officials stop inmates from using contraband phones to commit crimes
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Md. DOC spokesman says the ban is effective until further notice
Case involves officer who was accused of planting screwdrivers in a cell earlier this year
Nurses, COs who attempted to aid overdosing inmate were exposed to mixture described as “white powder”
Staff required to use protective gear, gloves
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Officials say man was already serving a 20-year drug sentence when he began distributing drugs in prison
Officials say women tried to smuggle drugs, cellphones through a hole in cell wall
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Prison officials say substance has contributed to rise in inmate-on-inmate and inmate-on-staff assaults
Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said the agency is working to combat threats from staff assaults to drugs
The past two years have each been the deadliest in Florida prison history
Unknown substance has affected 18 at three state prisons since August
The inmate arranged drug sales by calling his mother and asking her to conference in his C-Block street gang associates
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Officials say body scanners can cut costs long term by reducing the chance of lawsuits and the possibility of paying for staff overtime
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The president of the CO union says free phone calls could aid gangs that run operations from inside the jails
Perhaps the most common form of corruption in prisons is the smuggling in of contraband
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The judge said lawyers didn’t prove there’s a less painful means to carry out the execution or that the drugs would cause the inmate to be tortured to death
Mental fatigue can have dangerous consequences not just for the target, but for all in the facility
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
Arkansas’ governor says he supports an effort that would keep the manufacturers and labels of state’s lethal injection drug supply off-limits to the public
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
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