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.
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
The ramifications of marijuana legislation on agencies and their hiring processes
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
Inmate overdosed on Suboxone he licked off a child’s drawing
Official says Facebook accounts are sometimes set up by relatives or by inmates with contraband cell phones
Stash found hidden under rocks near court
Victor Berroteran was charged with bringing contraband into a prison
Some prisoners may hide a few forbidden items on their person in preparation for the standard pat search
About 60 people from the Iraqi community were arrested after a six-month investigation
Police said they found 48 small bags of marijuana on an inmate
Man was convicted on charges of escape while confined and deadly weapon inside a penal institution, but was acquitted of a single count of attempted aggravated assault on a public servant
A local woman taken to jail Saturday morning for theft of services was later seen by a jail intake officer consuming the synthetic drug known as bath salts
Prisoner is accused of injuring two officers with a self-made weapon during an escape attempt
OutKast rapper Big Boi has been arrested for illegally possessing drugs, including ecstasy and Viagra pills
Prosecutors say he tried to smuggle a drug-filled condom a year ago to an inmate he formerly represented
