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.
Auditors said they were able to carry “a welding rod, a flat piece of stainless steel and a piece of welded scrap metal” through metal detectors at one facility without detection
A gang-led operation allegedly used “drug mules” who intentionally got arrested to deliver narcotics into the Riverside County detention facility, authorities say
A woman was caught attempting to throw fentanyl and Suboxone strips over the Ash Street Jail wall to her inmate boyfriend, authorities say
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
As part of a new effort to block inmate access to Suboxone, Maryland inmates can now only order books from two vendors
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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At least a quarter of the people in U.S. prisons and jails are addicted to opioids
Richard Heldreth said the inmate’s death is part of a “very disturbing trend with increases in drugs and weapons being found at the complex”
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The local sheriff called it the “wrong way of trying to help someone”
Officials say drones plague prisons across the nation, and most corrections departments are trying to keep up with new technology
Investigators located 30 milk cartons that contained marijuana, tobacco, and 12 cell phones in the milkman’s delivery truck
Officials said there is a growing contraband problem in Florida prisons
The bill is designed to help reduce the amount of contraband entering prisons
The memo comes after President Donald Trump called for death sentences for some drug dealers
Prosecutors say the inmate bragged about having the phone and called himself “a motivational speaker for gangsters”
The bill would require more extensive frisks and visual searches of anyone who visits any correctional facility in the state
Officials say mail deliveries and visits to inmates have been suspended until further notice
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