Drones
A K-9 unit helped locate two of the three suspects in the woods after Milledgeville officers stopped the drone outside Baldwin State Prison on New Year’s Day
DOC Commissioner Tyrone Oliver told lawmakers inmates use internal pipe chases to climb to the roof and retrieve packages dropped by drones
Lee Correctional Institution staff intercepted a drone carrying marijuana, tobacco and the makings of an Old Bay crab boil and steak dinner
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The sheriff’s office found several pounds of marijuana and tobacco, three cellphones and a “USB-C to lightning converter”
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The advisory guidance aims to help non-federal public and private entities better understand federal laws and regulations related to UAS operations
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Agents learned of at least seven deliveries by drone of contraband intended for inmates at Fort Dix federal prison
The smuggling of drugs and other contraband into county-run jails has recently been an issue
The bill would ban the use of drones to help stop contraband issues and lower the age eligibility for COs
The House gave first-round approval to legislation that would ground drones near correctional facilities
An inmate’s wife and daughter were caught near the prison’s front gate with a remote control and iPad in the backseat
From inmate mental healthcare to officer recruitment and retention, the corrections profession faced many challenges in 2018
The Federal Aviation Administration said that drones will be barred from the air up to 400 feet above the facilities
The measure would impose new safety and privacy rules on the remote-control machines
In the first six months of this year, they’ve spotted 35 drones
The inmate used wire cutters that were likely dropped from a drone as part of an elaborate escape plan
The final version of the bill also prohibits drones over immigrant detention centers
The measure makes flying a drone intentionally over a stadium or correctional facility punishable by up to six months in jail
The arrests came after an overnight chase involving the suspects and authorities outside Kershaw Correctional Institution
The specialist squad will research methods and types of drones and share data with law enforcement across the country
The bill would make it a low-grade felony with a fine if the drone is used to deliver weapons or contraband
Lawmakers could ban drones from flying over jails without permission and make their owners responsible for damage caused by a crash
The legislation is an attempt to block future contraband drops
Drones pose a new and major threat to penal institutions
Drones have quickly become an effective tool for criminal activity
Inmate has been convicted of conspiring with two other men to fly drugs and other contraband into a maximum-security prison aboard a drone
The drone crashed into fencing around the facility on Oct. 26. The incident is still under investigation.
The agency is looking for a system that can detect, identify and neutralize small drones that may be ferrying items into the prison or snooping on inmates and officers
A package connected to the drone with fishing wire contained 5 ounces of marijuana, two hacksaw blades, a cellphone and accessories, cigarettes, cigars, glue, methamphetamines and heroin
Accused of trying to use a small, remote-controlled aircraft to smuggle drugs, tobacco and pornography into a maximum-security state prison in western Maryland
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