Drug Issues

Deputies seized one pound ten ounces of methamphetamine, 30 cellular telephones, 44 large bags of tobacco and three small bags of marijuana

A memo said the inspections were "not to invade your privacy or due to a lack of trust," but to instead keep drugs out of the jail

The mayhem started early in the morning when a corrections officer saw three detainees slashing an inmate

"The avenues for drugs entering prisons during the first year of the pandemic ... remained staff, contractors, official visitors and mail," an official said

A state grand jury indictment brings 170 charges against 43 defendants for the trafficking of more that 25 kilograms of methamphetamine

Beverly Ann Ibn-Tamas, 80, was convicted nearly 50 years ago for killing her abusive husband

Fla. man claims he was high on meth, hadn't slept for 5 days before violently struggling against jail deputies

The basis for substance use programs in Mass. DOC facilities is a combination of the Therapeutic Community model and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Correctional facilities are on the front lines of the battle against fentanyl, yet they often fall behind in adopting new strategies and technologies to manage the crisis

Before being killed by police Gonzalo Lopez killed Mark Collins, 66, and his four grandsons

New York Department of Labor report directs prisons to make mailrooms safer and provide better protective equipment to reduce drug exposure

An inmate paid the correctional officer for the drugs and re-sold the narcotics to other inmates

The nine-year veteran is accused of taking more than $23,000 in bribes over two months last year

The Cuyahoga County Diversion Center is for people exhibiting signs of mental illness or addiction who also are accused of committing non-violent crimes

As of last week, 107 prisoners have died, which is more than the total number of annual deaths in 2018, 2019 and 2021