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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“A drug and contraband-free environment is necessary to provide safe and effective incarceration,” VADOC Director Chadwick Dotson said
ODSecurity will be showing their total contraband detection capability including Sotor RS full body scanner, THEIA automatic threat recognition software and Central Database, at International Corrections and Prisons Association, in Antwerp, Belgium, from the 22-27 October 2023
A host of corrections officers received cash to transport what they believed were kilos of cocaine in FBI sting
The pot was discovered at an El Paso U.S.-Mexico border checkpoint
Court decision overrules a 1984 standard that limited which new inmates could be searched
Cantaloupe had tobacco and a baggie full of oxycodone pills stuffed inside
Attorney says there’s no reason to believe his client knew razors were in his bag
Pearlene Williams, former Atlanta PD chief of staff, smuggled cellphones to her son in DeKalb County Jail
Nationwide, prisons are seeing highest contraband numbers ever
Nothing, it seems, brings out the ingenuity in a person like prison
