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.
RIDUP is a four-month program targeting SUD treatment for inmates, supporting the mental and behavioral needs of participants
The investigation revealed $16,000 in commissary funds and Cash App funds used by inmates “and their associates who were not incarcerated to facilitate the trafficking operation”
After escaping by pepper-spraying a deputy and stealing a cruiser, the recaptured inmate also faces new charges, including attempting to smuggle cigarettes and a lighter into jail
Investigators turned up marijuana, an iPad with a Wi-Fi card and an air deodorizer that masked the smell of the marijuana
Attempted to swallow drugs to hide evidence after his arrest
Gadgets include headphones, radios, and the esteemed typewriter
City officials are calling the sweep for drugs and contraband “unprecedented”
Twenty-five-year-old Hugh Jeffrey Gilliam had the 2012 burglary and criminal mischief charges dismissed last month
Two bills were linked to the April kidnapping of a Wake County prosecutor’s father
Winnebago county is considering spending $200,000 on a body scanner to search incoming inmates
Inmates who claimed they were shot by an unknown person actually shot themselves in order to sue the prison system
A central Florida man who weighs about 450 pounds faces multiple charges after sheriff’s deputies say he hid cocaine and 23 grams of marijuana under his “stomach fat”
Michigan authorities say a man tried to throw a football loaded with drugs and cellphones into the yard of a state prison
The technology allows system operator to accept or deny cellular device communication
Sheriff’s office had received info that jail employees were smuggling in drugs
Built by inmates and costing $100K, visitors speak to loved ones through glass
Sheriff insists that they will increase jail safety, reduce taxpayer costs
It’s up to us, the corrections administration and staff, to keep contraband from entering our facilities
She taped the devices beneath a false bottom of a box filled with video games and a PlayStation console that were being donated to prisoners from a local church
Police say an Ohio lawyer meeting with an incarcerated client was arrested after allegedly slipping the inmate prescription painkillers
A corrections officer was stabbed while dispensing medications Thursday
COs conducted a frisk and found a .22-caliber handgun hidden in her bra
Was found having sex with her husband near a wood pile Native American inmates use for sweat lodges with another inmate
The girlfriend of an inmate at the Mangilao facility was caught smuggling crystal meth into the prison inside her baby’s Pampers
South Carolina’s prisons agency is exploring a new way to catch jailbirds who tweet using banned cellphones
The inmate complained of it not working well to make calls, but did use it to play games
Helps cut down on contraband, lowers risk of civil liability and eliminates arguments against strip searches
County spokesperson declined to say if terminations were related to incident where employee brought gun into facility
A Shreveport man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly trying to smuggle a cell phone into Caddo Correctional Center by hiding it in his rectal cavity.
A spokeswoman for the county would not say whether the suspensions were related to the weapons investigation
Two groups of inmates started brawling over the selection of TV programs
Inmates find all kinds of ways to make contraband cellphones work for them. Now, authorities are finding a way to make the phones work for them, too
