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 obtained wholesale quantities of prepackaged methamphetamine from suppliers outside the prison and the CO would arrange meet-up times to pick up the drugs, documents state
Officers discovered a folded piece of paper containing a green, leafy substance suspected to be K2 spice that had allegedly been secreted inside the inmate’s prosthetic leg
Jordan Roush was stabbed by Victor Hoffman, an inmate from Putnam County, Monday morning
Nicholas Michael Powell, 22, was found dead in his two-bed room in the trusty area of the Augusta jail
Deputy was searching an inmate’s book for hidden messages before allowing the offender to give it to a visitor when she found the hidden message
Though the ivory-colored shanks are not very sharp, they are pointed enough to kill someone
Officials say the prison system is the state’s “largest detox center”
Moonshine is an interesting contraband because it is difficult to transport and to hand off to others
CDEX, Inc. of Tucson, Ariz. develops and markets innovative chemical detection technologies with a vision for saving lives and assisting criminal justice professionals
The search of Sandra Manning’s purse found drug paraphernalia, prescription drugs not prescribed for her and substances suspected to be cocaine and bath salts
Three inmates used the germ killer as a brew base, adding sugar-based products like powdered fruit drink to sweeten it
Gov. says will help “break up an expanding criminal network” that uses contraband cell phones to organize crime from behind bars
Offenders are hospitalized from a suspected botulism outbreak
A woman dropped off the drugs at a store in downtown Thomaston that sells goods such as wooden toys and furniture made by inmates
Jesse Wedell, 20, admitted Thursday to hiding a packet containing 20 grams of marijuana in her vagina
Remote-controlled chopper crashed attempting to smuggle cellphones into prison
The sheriff acknowledged that strip-searches are a “touchy subject” in her county
Lorenzo Pollard, 31, made the weapon from a bedsheet and and a chair, and used them to battle his way out of the medium security city Workhouse
Federal lawsuit challenges a policy blocking inmates at the jail in Topeka from receiving books and other publications by mail
An offender can place blades, cell phones, narcotics, or even a mini container of mace inside a hollowed out shoe
Man’s arrest followed a year-long investigation by the state police
Accused ringleader Epifanio Santiago was caught on surveillance video bringing the baby to a June meeting with an undercover cop