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.
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
Inmates can be resourceful, turning everyday items into dangerous weapons, often to gain status or for protection
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
Keith Ayotte, a former inmate at the Maine State Prison, hasn’t been the same since he was bludgeoned in the head by another inmate with a prison-issued padlock
Detection gear being installed in prisons
Charges raise questions about the screening process used to hire the 1,300 full-time and part-time civilian jailers
The Operational Support Unit (OSG) in Mountjoy has reported phenomenal success in cracking down on contraband in its facility
What in the world do we do to prevent the introduction of contraband that’s flown in overhead?
Has confiscated over 511 cellphones in 2014, and have since donated them to ‘people who actually need them’
Portable device offers a forensic lab in the palm of your hand
Authorities say they are looking for more suspects in the abduction of a North Carolina prosecutor’s father last week
The indictments are not directly connected to a massive nighttime search of the prison that occurred about a week ago
30-year-old Sean Echols pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to use interstate facilities in murder-for-hire
