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.
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Contraband items such as a knife, cellphones and controlled substances were put into Tupperware containers, concealed in plastic wrap in the middle of prepared food
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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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Last year, corrections officers at prisons statewide discovered 225 throw-overs
After the latest riot, police found 66 smuggled cellphones inside the prison
The video shows five men standing inside a prison cell as they pledged loyalty to the notorious drug lord
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
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Officials say a series of fights involving illegal weapons broke out between inmates
The DA said the jail has a great in-house program and it is doing better than most county jails but there just aren’t enough beds
The bag contained six footballs and two basketballs full of contraband
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The program promises to help participants in the program, as well as the public, because the hope is that reducing addiction rates will also reduce addiction-related crimes
He allegedly punched a female CO in the face while officers tried to take the laptop away
California is installing nearly 1K metal detectors and scanners at its prisons in its latest attempt to thwart the smuggling of cellphones
An investigation was launched after a series of inmates OD’ed
The one-minute video shows inmates in several frozen stances — one in the bathroom, others fighting and one holding a contraband cellphone
Robin Williams, Tupac and Erick Harris Jr. were in possession of more than 100 pounds of pot
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Fear of retaliation is the main reason officers are afraid to step up to the plate and report staff misconduct
The bag given to the inmate was confiscated and eight small blue balloons with pot in them were found inside
The officer was searching the inmate’s cell and found contraband when the attack occurred
Judge Vicente Antonio Bermudez Zacarias was on his morning jog when he was fatally shot at close range by an unknown man
