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.
The group made hundreds of thousands of dollars selling “faces,” described as squares of paper soaked in drugs, and planned to sell a novel-style book with drug-soaked pages
FCI Sheridan had 28 CO vacancies out of 145 positions last winter, leading to the use of mandated overtime and temporary assignments of non-correctional staff
The large-scale contraband smuggling operation involved Dixon Correctional Institute inmates, trustees, an employee and several civilians, Louisiana State Police said
A grand jury has indicted 21-year-old Sidney McKinney on drug charges
Employee charged with helping two murderers escape from a New York prison smuggled tools to them by hiding the items in frozen hamburger meat
A new hands off device allows officers to go beyond what their hands can feel
Police say a man visiting his wife in jail is facing charges after pills were found in a cheeseburger he was trying to bring into the building
Investigators believe the phones came in through corrupted staff members at the jail
Was found with a package containing suspected methamphetamine and marijuana as well as tobacco and cigarette lighters
Officers seized about an ounce of suspected methamphetamine and about a half ounce of marijuana
Cell phones are a continuous threat inside correctional facilities; here’s how you can find and stop this type of contraband before it becomes a problem in your prison or jail
Tablets offer educational resources while maintaining facility security
Inmate said he and the others were trying to force open the bottom of the door without triggering an alarm so a fifth inmate could pass them a package of tobacco
Sixty-two-year-old Ilona McChesney was being held at the Oklahoma County jail Tuesday morning on a $100,000 bond
Tougher rules on mail have been in effect since last summer
Narcotics violations accounted for about a fifth of 5,065 reports of illegal activity within Missouri’s prison system from 2011 to mid-2014
Smuggled dozens of strips of Suboxone, a prescription drug, into the jail and sold them to an inmate
Was asked if he had anything that would get him into trouble, responded “man check my pockets what the (expletive) an I going to jail for”
Stephen Hugueley is on death row at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution for the murder of three people, including his mother
Once you’ve found contraband, you might be wondering what to do next. Here are some options you have regarding enforcement, but make sure to check your facility’s policies!
Inmate used a makeshift piece of metal to stab a correctional officer four times in the chest, head, neck and back
Managed access has the ability to turn contraband cell phones into paperweights; but there are some drawbacks that might be deal breakers for smaller facilities
The scanner revealed a baggie of 1.7 grams of heroin that Brittany Ann Sapp had hidden in her vagina sometime before her arrest
The scanner will detect drugs, liquids, metals and plastics
When officers told him he’d be searched before and after using the bathroom, the man changed his mind, which made officers suspicious
Lockdowns put in place during a department-wide contraband sweep in the Mississippi Department of Corrections have been lifted
The Auburn Correctional Facility put extra security measures in place to reduce the chances of prisoners getting accesses to the substance
Passed nine balloons filled with marijuana and thumb drives containing porn and music
The substance has been sent to Indianapolis for testing, but it could be weeks before results are in
A corrections officer in northern New Jersey has pleaded guilty to accepting a $1,000 bribe in exchange for smuggling contraband
Suboxone, a medication for those addicted to opiates, in particular is increasingly found hidden inside correspondence
