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 detention officer’s chip bags were searched after she allegedly left her post without permission or even the knowledge of her supervisor
Four backpacks filled with drugs, cell phones, weapons, lock-picking and re-keying kits, and assorted tobacco products were found behind a prison dorm at Elmore Correctional Facility
Addressing misconceptions and safety measures in correctional facilities
The law library is one place where some prisoners use resources for unintended purposes
The drug was hidden in underwear meant for inmate Franklin D. Legg
Prosecutors said the ring stretched from Mexico to Kentucky
Marijuana activists are fighting the proposal that passed the House Tuesday because they say blood THC tests are an unfair gauge of impairment
A sheriff’s deputy has pleaded no contest to charges that he smuggled drugs into a courthouse jail by concealing them in a burrito
Find out about the contraband issues on the minds of corrections professionals across the country
Inmate illegally hid a cellphone and charger in his prosthetic leg
The deal with Global Tel Link addresses the growing problem of cell phones within America’s largest prison system,
The devices are being found in their hands at alarming rates
Sheriff’s deputies found a pair of shanks made from toothbrushes stuffed in the bunk of a jail inmate
Officer sentenced for attempting to smuggle marijuana, three cellphones and cigarettes to an inmate in exchange for $26,000 in bribes
Even if the name is inaccurate to a degree, when faced with a weighted item in a sock, the danger still remains
Adam Grierson has been placed on paid administrative leave while an internal investigation is conducted
Law-enforcement sources said that a female CO might have smuggled the phone to the inmate
In the long term, as many as 7,000 people arrested annually could qualify for the program
Ceferino Perez and about two dozen others formed the drug-world equivalent of a pizza delivery service in East Harlem
Treated for narcotics use, Kenneth Beck was in a special area of the jail when COs found him unresponsive
Asheton Biggerstaff was placed in Gaston County Jail under a $500 bond on a charge of inmate possessing tobacco
Man was mumbling before he struggled with police and was hit with the stun gun — only to have 23 individually wrapped pieces of crack cocaine fall out of his mouth
