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 inmate used contraband cell phones to overseeing a drug dealing operation in 2020 while incarcerated in Atlantic County and Georgia
An inmate headbutted a staff member, and as he was being subdued, “approximately 200 incarcerated people on the yard rushed toward the officers attacking them with fists and rocks,” CDCR said
During a search of the nurse’s vehicle, deputies found additional jail documents, medication originating from the jail, personal journals and notes addressed to inmates
Used a lighter to set fire to paper after hearing his girlfriend had been arrested
A contraband removal checklist
The ways that we conduct searches are in our own hands
Contract employee took cash to smuggle items into D.C. correctional treatment facility
Was seen leaving cigarettes, a cell phone and bottles of what looked like spice
Prosecutors say the 63-year-old sold his prescription oxycodone medication to other inmates for candy bars
Was using a smuggled cell phone
Could end up serving more time than her grandson
COs are believed to be covering up for each other in hiding violations
Undid his handcuffs and leg restraints while being escorted to a transport van
How many types of contraband can you spot?
May provide a way of checking inmates on entering or leaving jail without strip-searching
Truly, contraband is much more than a serendipitous discovery by custody staff
She brought in 31 bags of tobacco in exchange for between $2,500 and $4,000
Reverend allegedly smuggled the drug suboxone into the jail at least twice during the month of October
Charged with violating the oath of a public officer and crossing a guard line with the contraband
Allegedly brought Suboxone, a semi-synthetic opioid used to treat drug addiction or chronic pain, into the jail through vistation
There are many little actions and precautions that comprise a successful search for contraband
“Managed access” creates an umbrella over the prison, blocking transmissions from all but pre-authorized phones
The drug came in small, almost invisible strips similar to Listerine
Suspect says she was trying to protect friends
The arrest comes after an eight-month joint investigation
A police search at Territorial Correctional Facility in July turned up beer in an inmate’s cell
One can think of them as contraband’s little helpers
Cards were intercepted by a corrections officer
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