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 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
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The videos were shown Tuesday as part of the hearings over a consent decree at the jail
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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
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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
Prison officials found the packages intended for the inmate and intercepted them before they were delivered
Serving time for cyber crime, was allowed to join an IT class
Inmates organized a hit on the officer using smuggled cell phones
This pocket can be utilized to store small items and correspondence
Staff confiscated two cell phone watch inserts and one cell phone SIM card
Collaborative effort provides a safer environment by identifying ways to prevent items from being taken and hidden
Security lapse occurred when inmate was the focus of heightened security after earlier being found with a makeshift handcuff key
Incarcerated felons are inserting foreign objects into their genitals
Karen Lane of Orono was arrested at her home on Jan. 31 and charged with Class B unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs in connection with the case
Corrections officers were alerted to a phone in an inmate’s rectum because of the ring tone
Hid oxycodone pills and passed them from her mouth to his while giving him a kiss
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Located a 2.5 inch Tylenol pill bottle in her vagina during a strip search
Prison had intercepted a package containing items that included photos of students and staff
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