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.
Gregory Beers was convicted of trafficking fentanyl, meth, and heroin on behalf of a drug ring tied to Aryan Family and Omerta prison gangs
Avelino Ramirez admitted to smuggling and planting cocaine, cellphones and other contraband items to appear effective and earn overtime at San Quentin and Vacaville
K-9 units tracked down two backpacks containing hundreds of grams of meth, fentanyl and other drugs near Easterling Correctional Facility
The policy changes are meant to stop unmonitored communication by inmates and “will improve tablet registration and tracking by the facility”
The three men orchestrated violent crimes, including murders, from inside California prisons using contraband phones
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Two Georgia residents and one inmate received multi-year sentences after a drone carrying 38 grams of meth crashed during the attempt
New Jersey corrections officials credit a Las Vegas-based mail vendor for helping to stem the flow of synthetic drugs like K2 into facilities
The former corrections electronics technician admitted to trafficking fentanyl, meth, knives and contraband cellphones into the Bonne Terre facility
A search of the now-former Pocahontas State Correctional Center CO’s home led to the seizure of more than $150,000 worth of narcotics in prison value, a handgun and $1,000 in cash
Officers seized weapons, tattoo devices and synthetic marijuana in a coordinated contraband operation at Charles B. Webster Detention Center
Narcan was deployed after a large quantity of Xanax was discovered inside the facility, which state officials have deemed unfit to house juveniles
ADOC said the suspect had eight knives, 33 phones, 534 grams of meth and other contraband items outside Ventress Correctional Facility
The group calls on Congress to change federal law to help corrections officials stop inmates from using contraband phones to commit crimes
The Heartless Felons gang is accused of using drones to fly meth and synthetic cannabinoids into Warren Correctional Institution
Auditors said they were able to carry “a welding rod, a flat piece of stainless steel and a piece of welded scrap metal” through metal detectors at one facility without detection
A gang-led operation allegedly used “drug mules” who intentionally got arrested to deliver narcotics into the Riverside County detention facility, authorities say
A woman was caught attempting to throw fentanyl and Suboxone strips over the Ash Street Jail wall to her inmate boyfriend, authorities say
Deputies found five shanks on the 18-year-old inmate after the attack at Fulton County Jail, which is under federal oversight
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Authorities say FMC Devens inmate Raymond Gaines, a former gang associate granted clemency in January, received K2-laced paper from a visiting state employee
Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped the duo before they could launch meth and tobacco over the federal prison’s perimeter using compressed air
Pinal County Jail Special Emergency Response Team and SWAT Team officers searched mattresses, toilet paper and empty bottles for contraband
One suspect was caught outside Ventress Correctional Facility with 31 phones, 13 knives and drugs, while another at Easterling had meth, marijuana and five phones
The two Bibles, containing approximately 23 grams of heroin hidden in the spines, were sealed in packages addressed to inmates in state prisons
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