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.
In:SITE leverages Geogentia’s cutting-edge geospatial data technology to generate detailed, easy-to-understand reports; these reports not only reveal the presence of prohibited devices in a facility but also provide insights into common tactics used for contraband smuggling
California’s program of offering naloxone to all departing prisoners “has and does save lives,” an attorney said. “Without this treatment, the number of overdoses, we believe, would be far larger”
The inmate used contraband cell phones to overseeing a drug dealing operation in 2020 while incarcerated in Atlantic County and Georgia
A quick list about what we will inevitably uncover and that which we desperately continue fight to remove from circulation
Offender also named a corrections deputy he said may have helped that inmate get the blade
The sheriff’s estimate would translate to more than 15,000 inmates in prisons and jails across the state — still not counting misdemeanor inmates or those awaiting trial — for a cost of more than a half-million dollars a day
Officials are worried about inmates who successfully smuggle cell phones into their cells
FBI found drugs were intended as contraband to inmate
Shareca Latoya Jones used two hollowed-out Bibles to try to smuggle weapons, drugs and a cell phone to a prison inmate
I am certain that on any given week, I will search more than 500 books for damage and contraband
Offenders are using social networks and contraband smartphones to harass their victims
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
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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