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.
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The eight new CO handlers and their K-9s bring Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department to 10 fully staffed units
Corrections officers pursued the suspect who fled from FCI Mendota, ultimately apprehending him when he became stuck in a muddy area
Would you guess contraband to be in this hiding spot?
Two corrections officers are at the hospital guarding Chris Bernard, normal practice for maximum-security inmates
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