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
Last week, three people attempted to throw packages containing hand guns, cell phones and drugs over the prison’s walls
Cell phone jamming is illegal according to the FCC, but prison officials are hopeful they can plead their case
The bag was believed to have contained marijuana, heroin and Suboxone
Commissioner Mark Peters of the city’s Department of Investigation said Sunday that 47-year-old Charles Bracey concealed the tool in a paper sleeve, wrapped in electrical tape
Accused of trying to throw guns, drugs and cellphones onto the grounds of a state prison in Springville
Condoms can be used to hide or transport drugs, be melted down into weapons or be used as slingshots to fire projectiles
Iowa prison officials are considering upgrades in an effort to catch employees who might illegally smuggle contraband into prisons
More charges possible in smuggling, drug investigation
Was allegedly selling Jolly Ranchers with acid tabs affixed to them for $15 worth of commissary items to other inmates
A loaded .308-caliber handgun was found in a trash can at the correctional facility
The creative inmates’ brazen use of their cellphones enabled them to post on social media, create a fictitious company online, even order shoes and have them delivered
Gangs at some Georgia prisons have been using cellphones to traffic drugs, smuggle in contraband, steal identities and, in at least one case, to arrange for a violent attack on another inmate suspected of snitching
A 41-year-old state correctional officer from Tharptown has been charged with 13 felonies for allegedly smuggling cell phones and marijuana to inmates at SCI-Coal Township
Charles Westly Brooks, 43, is currently serving a life sentence for a murder conviction
Package had semi-automatic handgun and several cell phones
The inmate had just been recaptured two days before after committing escape from another facility
Dex is the department’s new crime-sniffing dog, who will assist staff in locating and removing contraband cell phones
Ga. DOC has collected around 7,600 illegal contraband cell phones from inmates in fiscal 2015
Sometimes you have to get up close and personal to find even the smallest contraband items that an inmate might have hidden on their person
Jose V. Navarro, 22, was surrendering for a drug conviction
James B. Ciaramitaro was able to slip out of his handcuffs and unlock his leg shackles on Aug. 18 by using a piece of an ink pen that he hid in his mouth prior to departing the jail
“Pep spice (synthetic marijuana) is becoming an issue at the prison,” Warden Robert McMillan said
Slashed another inmate with the blade he kept hidden from metal detectors
Involved in inmate’s scheme to kidnap district attorney’s father as retaliation
Westchester County officials say they’ll be restricting inmate visits after 13 prisoners were sickened last month by synthetic marijuana they say was smuggled into a jail
Said he wanted pot sent to him when he reached state prison
