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.
Numerous correctional facilities nationwide report positive results after installing the VeroVision Mail Screener
From body cameras to healthcare access, the new year will bring key policy shifts to improve corrections operations
The bill is named after former Capt. Robert Johnson, who was shot at home in 2010 after Lee Correctional Institution inmates used a contraband phone to order a hit
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Any photos in “nonprivileged” mail are also photocopied, with the originals kept with the inmate’s personal belongings pending release
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Robert Johnson is scheduled to testify before the Federal Communications Commission about preventing inmate access to cellphones
In order to arrange for the contraband to be brought into the facility, the inmate and the co-conspirator often use a code like the case we’re about to examine
The three victims were treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released
Darrik Forsythe and other inmates, using cellphones smuggled into their prison, befriended the victim through an online dating site and extorted money from him
The extra shift could cut down on the number of times the jail sends an inmate to the hospital
Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick says he didn’t know that women were being required to remove undergarments after the bras apparently set off metal detectors
The bill would make it a low-grade felony with a fine if the drone is used to deliver weapons or contraband
An inmate is facing charges after smuggling in a drug that sent six prisoners to the hospital
Officers, administrative prison staff and families of inmates said gang leaders ordered newcomers to join killing sprees and dismember and behead the dead
Modern detection and identification technologies help COs detect and isolate suspicious goods and packages
Officials say that targeting people while they are in prison increases the chances they continue treatment when they are released
Nearly 65 percent of inmates meet medical criteria for substance use disorder, but 11 percent receive treatment while incarcerated
Judge Patricia Gallaher noted an increase in cases that involved heroin addiction
Senators voted 36-0 to pass the measure, aimed at creating tougher penalties for people caught trafficking smaller amounts of heroin or fentanyl
In the space where inmates and the public meet on opposite sides of glass, the hole was small enough to go unnoticed and large enough to fit a straw through
Officials say inmates have been escaping for years through a hole in the fence
Hours after meeting with a federal probation officer, Robert Gill reportedly bought a kilo of cocaine while being watched by agents with Homeland Security Investigations
Defense lawyers claimed his jailers are so zealous, they denied him water during a recent meeting with the defense team
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After the latest riot, police found 66 smuggled cellphones inside the prison
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A suboxone strip was found in the cell of one of the prisoners who was hospitalized
The high security section of the facility where high-risk inmates spent their time awaiting trial, will now house escape artist Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman
He entered a not-guilty plea through his court-appointed lawyer to drug trafficking and other charges and will be held without bail
The move brings Obama’s bid to correct what he’s called a systematic injustice to a climactic close
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