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.
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
Depositions state the couple received money from inmates via Cash App to bring drugs into the lockup; the wife received the payments and transferred money to her husband
To prevent the smuggling of contraband into the Baldwin County Jail, inmates are only allowed to have the Bible and the Koran
Waste can liners are used to maintain safety and health standards, but they can also become dangerous weapons
Alleged that Abimael Bello Burgos received $1,000 in cash from undercover agent to deliver narcotics to inmate
Used wrappers flushed down toilets are blocking sewer system
This is an epidemic in correctional facilities across the country
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said that both officers remain hospitalized a day after the attack but are expected to recover
A contraband trick does not have to be elaborate in order to work well
Foiled contraband schemes, K-9s have detected drugs outside prison
Stabbed twice with a lock attached to a laundry bag
Although the shank may look brittle, it could be a very formidable weapon on a first strike
The victim of the missing phone used a tracker app to make the phone ring, could hear it standing in the police station
Emily M. Stokes was arrested for suspicion of second-degree introduction of contraband
Shara Vance got a man on the outside to send her Suboxone in the mail
Courthouse officials said Tuesday they were confident that the system, which includes X-rays and metal detectors, ensures public safety
The videos were shown Tuesday as part of the hearings over a consent decree at the jail
Limiting excessive amounts of allowable items is important in controlling illegal trade and preventing unlikely weapons
Claims that it was in his pocket
A prosthetic, known as a Whizzinator, was spotted by his probation officer, he was charged with possessing a forging instrument
Craig Carlisle Hammond, 63, was arrested Sunday for investigation of conspiracy, possession of an illegal communication device and attempting to bring a cell phone into a prison
Wesley “FeFe” Hammond faces life without parole
Would have been smacked with an additional 25-year sentence for having a cell phone in his prison cell
Officials say smuggled cell phones allow inmate gangs to communicate and plan attacks
The brief exhibit opens Saturday and runs for 10 days
Mustafa Kamel Mustafa was disappointed with the new devices
Police found a loaded handgun coming from the woman’s vagina and a bag of meth in her buttocks during a cavity search