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 Missouri DOC is launching a $1 million special investigations unit designed to further staunch the flow of illegal material to inmates
The magnetometers will be employed on a random and spot-check basis at unspecified jail facilities, Sheriff Kelly A. Martinez said
An inmate and an outside accomplice had described details of their plan to smuggle drugs into the Powell County Detention Center in recorded jail calls and chirp messages
Michigan Corrections Department said that the officer was in a hospital but was expected to be released soon.
An inmate in the Philippines was caught bringing drugs into a correctional facility inside a pastry called a ‘torta’
An Orangeburg man is set to be sentenced for conspiring to kill a corrections officer in a hit orchestrated by an inmate on an illegal cellphone
Three inmates used handmade weapons to attempt to thwart an officer and escape
Dominic Martin Montoya was convicted for the 2006 stabbing and beating death of a fellow inmate at the Doña Ana County Detention Center
An inmate awaiting trial for numerous charges was able smuggle a weapon into Newburyport District Court and use it to harm herself Tuesday morning
When he was transported to Monroe County prison and issued his prison uniform, corrections officers found three bags of a powdery white substance in his street clothes
Lawmaker says he thinks the state will have to return to electric chair if it won’t give complete immunity to the makers of lethal injection drugs
A trooper supervising the security cameras noticed something was wrong and checked on the inmates
Officials found a crashed drone in bushes outside Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville along with 21 cell phones and tobacco products
State records show there are almost 500 people serving prison time in New Mexico for DWI-related convictions
Warm weather is bringing out old contraband tricks as inmates convince outsiders to bring them drugs
After noticing that the men couldn’t keep their balance, officers administered blood alcohol tests
The visits will take place “multiple times a year” in each of the seven state prisons
Gang activity is increasing and becoming more sophisticated
K-9 unit rotates among four Mississippi prisons operated under contract with the state by Management and Training Corp.
Package was intercepted and the woman was arrested
New video shows inmates with drugs and a contraband cell phone, which follows a similar viral video
Fight that injured nine inmates last week started when inmates learned that their smuggling scheme had been blocked
Was jumping from table to table with a Bible in his hands, and lashed out when COs tried to restrain him
During a four and a half-year career, K-9 Drako has turned up 1,000 contraband cell phones
Alerted COs to presence of an illegal narcotic, leading to a cell search
Used outside person and corrections officer to get ahold of the contraband
Official: “Like other policies and procedures, that system is constantly evaluated to determine whether improvements can be made”
Hydro is a four-year-old Belgian Malinois, and member of the Benton County Sheriff K-9 Unit
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