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 scheme was orchestrated by an inmate at the Lieber Correction Institution; the unnamed inmate used a contraband cellphone smuggled into the prison to create online dating profiles
In just six years, fentanyl has become the prominent driver of opioid overdose deaths, going from causing about 20% of fatal opioid ODs in 2016 to causing almost all of them — 92% — in 2022
From scissors to cellphones, and everything in between, there’s never a dull moment in the world of contraband
Greg Fernandez said marijuana is the only thing that stops his seizures from occurring
Michael Jason Maxwell maintained two pages and appeared to have made his posts from his mobile phone
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Authorities offered no explanation on how the gun got inside the Fulton County Jail
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If what this man says is true, gangsters who make commonplace beheadings, hangings and quartering bodies have managed an even crueler twist to their barbarity
Court has unanimously upheld a 10-year prison sentence for cocaine possession
Sheriff Jim Kaelin said the man’s cell was searched Thursday after jail officials learned of his courtroom comments and that no drug paraphernalia was found
Alejandro Smith, 21, is accused in a criminal complaint of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute heroin
The commission called for drug policies based on methods empirically proven to reduce crime
The commission is considering making a change that would reduce the sentence of some inmates previously incarcerated on crack offenses by an average of three years
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Innovative smugglers have turned crushed Suboxone pills into a paste and spread it under stamps or over children’s artwork
Among the items found were guns, air conditioners, hundreds of beer cans, bottles of tequila and vodka, cell phones, marijuana and heroin
Benjamin Wesley Goodwin was arrested but suffered a medical emergency while inside a holding cell at the Glenn County Jail
A balanced corrections librarian can provide good information, resources, and reading services while maintaining a safe and secure area
The drug court overrides the slowness of the normal court system because offenders in the program must see the judge every Thursday night
The victim was left with lacerations on his face and back
Heroin and other drugs were smuggled in the spines of paperback books
The bill prohibits any sale of marijuana by asking for the drug to be given to patients free of charge, on compassionate grounds
Inmates were searched by detention deputies who discovered tobacco in their possession
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The item — a rubber glove, according to Reilly — was found to contain nine pills, later identified by medical staff as five Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug, and four Suboxone, used for treatment of addictions