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.
Eight Georgia DOC employees were among those arrested following “Operation Skyhawk,” which uncovered that drones were being used to bring contraband into GDC facilities
“Clark County Jail Services wants to ensure anyone leaving the jail, as well as friends, family and community members, are easily able to procure naloxone to reduce death from opioid overdose,” Jail Services Director David Shook said
The warden was stabbed when Telfair State Prison COs were conducting a shakedown to remove contraband from one dorm, but those in the dorm refused to comply with the lockdown
The Backscatter Z is about 9 pounds and requires little training to use
Deputies noticed Tiffanie Lizette Bass coming back from the bathroom with her head leaning to one side
Officers continue to investigate how certain items were smuggled into the prisons
Johnny Gogo is a Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney who donates contraband cell phones
Corrections officers at Al-Qobbe Prison discovered contraband inside a former prisoner’s boot
It may look like a regular watch, but this watch has all the features of a phone
Body-scanners could be a big deterrent to the flow of contraband, and also help staff avoid liability
Here’s some of the strangest contraband stories we’ve heard; what are yours?
Three inmates were also charged, as well as three women accused of helping smuggle the contraband into the facility
Officials say no end date has been decided
A defense attorney has been banned from entering any Oregon prison after a handcuff key was found zipped into a pocket of his belt
One of 21 such scanners being used by law enforcement in Michigan
Ronald Herron was hiding 13 razor blades inside one of his two mattresses.
A retired federal corrections officer has been charged with distributing heroin
An investigation is underway after this photo of a Hinds County inmate eating a turkey leg from the State Fair turned up on Facebook
Sent razor blades, knives, cell phones and charges, plastic handcuff keys, super glue and five feet of pliable metal hidden inside books with secret compartments to dangerous inmates
When it was x-rayed, four plastic sealed bags of tobacco and cell phones were found inside the keyboard
Officers found more than two ounces of the drug more commonly known as “K2" or “Spice” inside Eldin Collado’s cell
Inmate said cellphones were for sale inside the prison for $120
Kenneth Gregory, 47, is charged with assault, armed criminal action and possession of a weapon in a jail
Authorities allege the individuals shipped hundreds of thousands of pills out of five Northeastern Pennsylvania counties
Part-time mail clerk stumbled onto the scheme after finding drugs underneath the stamp of a letter that wasn’t sticking properly
Three new prison laws are going into effect in Maryland soon in the hopes of discouraging the smuggling of contraband into facilities
The Ohio Department of Corrections will begin testing ‘blimp drones’ after Warren County prisons this week
Jeffrey Taylor, 48, was charged late Tuesday night with bribe receiving and promoting prison contraband at the city jail
Made a deal to plead guilty to a single count of bribery if other charges against him were dropped
Mansfield post of the Ohio Highway Patrol is stepping up efforts to catch criminals in the act of throwing contraband over fences.