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.
Under the policy, staff and COs most likely to first encounter unknown substances are undergoing specialized training to “properly identify, handle and manage” the materials
From underestimating the sophistication of drone operations to failing to engage law enforcement or legislators, here are six critical errors prisons must avoid when addressing drone threats
The former COs, who all worked at Riverbend Correctional Facility, were each sentenced to 10 years in prison to be followed by five years on probation
The measure would impose new safety and privacy rules on the remote-control machines
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Edwin Wylie-Biggs argued that there wasn’t enough evidence to prove that the K2 that was hidden in his buttocks was his
A lawsuit would require the Minnesota DOC to offer a class of groundbreaking, but extremely expensive, new drugs
Studies show that nearly 40 percent of Colorado’s inmate population needs mental health services and 74 percent needs substance-use disorder services
Dorothy Elizabeth Lantz, 36, is charged for giving a synthetic opioid to other inmates, causing four overdoses
A man bearing gifts visited an Ohio prison on Christmas Eve, but it wasn’t Santa Claus
When it comes to trends in drug cases, the law enforcement community continues to see that methamphetamine cases have shown no signs of going away
For the last 18 months, Mercy and Deputy Jennifer Cole have walked the jails together as one of the four K-9 teams inspecting mail and cells
Advances in technology are allowing investigators to fully exploit the data in seized phones as a rich source of actionable intelligence and evidence
One CO suffered facial fractures that required surgery while the other officer was treated for a concussion
Death-row inmate Scott Raymond Dozier told a judge he does not care if the state uses a never-before-tried drug in his lethal injection
Officers found the pie and many other forbidden items during a three-hour search in one part of the Mississippi State Penitentiary
Anthony Gangi looks back on a difficult year for the corrections profession and looks ahead to 2018
Learn how to find, identify and protect yourself from illicit fentanyl and other dangerous narcotics on the job
Anthony Gangi sits down with retired major and college professor Luis Soto and discusses frontline and management perspectives after a major incident
It’s not clear when Wade Willard Jr. escaped jail or when he tried to run over the George County deputy.
As criminals become more sophisticated, COs must stay one step ahead to ensure facilities remain safe and secure for inmates, correctional staff and the public
One of the most dangerous and feared homemade weapons in corrections is the shank or shiv; here’s how to defend against an attack
The jail does not have an Xray machine, which might’ve detected the drugs if they were hidden in a body cavity
A total of 32 COs, a nurse, a police dog handler and the handler’s dog received treatment at hospitals
Three people who’ve been charged showed the girl how to slip drugs enclosed in cellophane wrap to an inmate during visitation
Pfizer said they rejected the state’s use of sedative diazepam or the opioid painkiller fentanyl for executions
None of the drugs — diazepam, fentanyl and cisatracurium — has been used in executions before
As correctional facilities are routinely asked to do more with less, there is a place in every department for our four-legged partners
Several state lawmakers were surprised and disturbed to learn of the eight overdose deaths that have occurred at the facility since Jan. 1, 2016
Alleged drug kingpin Ramon Delossantos, 25, was released despite a request by immigration authorities that they get a chance to take him into custody
All of the women were revived and responsive by the time they were taken to a hospital
The move comes after a number of assaults on staff by inmates in recent weeks and amid concerns of a brewing prison riot
Contraband cellphones has become a vexing problem for correctional officials and authorities across the country
