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.
Combating contraband doesn’t mean sacrificing efficient and safe systems
Inmates and their accomplices pushed the boundaries of creativity with contraband smuggling in 2024 with drone drops, bribes and clever disguises
The Fully Blooded Felons leader pushed for gang members to become corrections officers so members could more easily smuggle drugs, the indictment said
Good documentation defends your facility against litigation and keeps you, your colleagues and inmates safe
Make sure to share your results and challenge your colleagues to match or beat your score
Once a properly-implemented video visitation becomes the norm at a correctional facility, contraband issues decrease while security improves
Officials are concerned about exposure to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that can cause harmful effects
As officials combat contraband cellphones in the hands of inmates, a wireless trade group says court orders should be required to shut down the devices
The phones allow inmates to carry on their criminal enterprises from behind bars
A total of 15 COs reported feeling ill while searching for contraband in three separate incidents at the jail
Contraband drugs have always threatened the safety and security of correctional facilities, but today they pose an even bigger risk to correctional officer safety
Gregory Dozier doesn’t want drone delivery to become one of the multitude of ways prisoners get things they’re not supposed to have
Angel Osborne is accused of mailing a shipment of drugs to her son, an inmate at a Delaware prison
For years, officials have spoken out about the dangers posed by cellphones in the hands of inmates, who can use them to continue their criminal endeavors
COs can detect potentially dangerous contraband, such as knives or drugs, in a more accurate and less invasive way
Reform advocates said the program, in which friends and families of inmates had to send items through private vendors, was too restrictive
Never allow complacency to set in when conducting a cell search, as contraband poses a significant security risk in a correctional facility
Some believe this is a great way to improve safety and security, but others believe that rehab requires physical contact from the inmate’s family
An unknown airborne substance sickened at least 15 Allegheny County Jail employees who searched inmates’ cell
While the hazards of fentanyl exposure are significant for COs, it’s important to understand the myths and realities
The move was sparked by the recent discovery of a large bag of chewing tobacco hidden near one of the receptacles
The measure would impose new safety and privacy rules on the remote-control machines
Download the free white paper to learn how searching at multiple points using varied methods and tools can help you catch more contraband
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
