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 group made hundreds of thousands of dollars selling “faces,” described as squares of paper soaked in drugs, and planned to sell a novel-style book with drug-soaked pages
FCI Sheridan had 28 CO vacancies out of 145 positions last winter, leading to the use of mandated overtime and temporary assignments of non-correctional staff
The large-scale contraband smuggling operation involved Dixon Correctional Institute inmates, trustees, an employee and several civilians, Louisiana State Police said
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
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
