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.
Authorities say two traffic stops near Washington State Prison led to the seizure of drugs, a firearm, a drone and other contraband intended for inmates
The Travis County CO was terminated the same day he was arrested and charged with bringing contraband into a correctional facility
A HAZMAT team responded after the Wallkill inmate was found unresponsive on a bathroom floor and two officers became sick during the incident
Investigators were tipped off to the laundering activity when deputies listened to the Harris County Jail inmate’s calls and observed his high balance in his commissary account
The union urged the Massachusetts DOC to conduct regular shakedowns, cell and block searches and use K-9 units to eliminate deadly substances and chemicals
The CO was working at Essex County Correctional Facility when he was charged in March of last year after getting caught in a sting operation
Three current and former Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies conspired with an inmate to bring hollowed-out pens filled with Suboxone strips into the jail, officials said
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
The findings are the latest in a series of independent investigations that have blamed the sheriff’s department and its staff for contributing to San Diego County jail deaths
During a preliminary hearing for possessing contraband, the inmate’s girlfriend passed along an envelope to an unidentified person in an attempt to deliver it to the inmate
The CO received a two-inch laceration to his scalp after a Mohawk Correctional Facility inmate used a toothbrush with a sharpened piece of metal taped to one end
The DA said a social media photo showing three inmates with a homemade shank and making gang gestures highlights security failures in the Georgia DOC
Criminal justice student charged with two felony accounts for smuggling drugs and cellphones into the county jail
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A source reported the inmate was stabbed in the neck during a fight over drugs at the federal jail
Experts speculate the gun used to kill, Aureon Shavea, 24, was smuggled into the prison by drone or through a back gate without a metal detector
Video from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department shows an inmate knocking a deputy to the ground while surrounding deputies quickly stop the attack
A corrections officer returning to the Spokane County Jail from an unrelated transport saw a man in a hoodie hoisting a bag upward into a cell window
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The eight new CO handlers and their K-9s bring Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department to 10 fully staffed units
Corrections officers pursued the suspect who fled from FCI Mendota, ultimately apprehending him when he became stuck in a muddy area
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
“The department firmly condemns any staff member, including peace officers, who violate their oath and betray the public’s trust,” CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber said
The search uncovered narcotics, including cocaine, K2 and marijuana in vacuum-sealed bags, dozens of fentanyl-soaked papers, cigarettes, tobacco and ceramic blades
While wiretapping to detect drone drops, investigators overheard conversations indicating that COs were aiding a Valdosta State Prison inmate in moving drugs and more
Massive Fla. drug trafficking operation reveals drone was used to try to drop contraband into prison
During the operation, law enforcement, working with prison authorities, successfully thwarted a murder-for-hire plot targeting an inmate
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