Contraband: Drugs

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office asked for the ex-deputy's bail to be increased, citing his potential flight risk due to possible ties with a Mexican drug cartel

Officials say a dramatic rise in illegal narcotics within the state's prisons is increasing violence and putting CO, inmate safety at risk

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found COs in Georgia are paid less than COs in other states and 8 in 10 of the arrests were women, often under the age of 30

An autopsy concluded that Stephen Todd Booker, 69, who became a published poet while serving on death row, died of acute fentanyl toxicity

The contraband seizure is part of an ongoing Texas Department of Criminal Justice search of facilities in the state

The German Shorthaired Pointers and their handlers will detect drugs in Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office jails and courthouse holding areas

The rare lockdown in the nation's largest prison system, which comes during a heat wave, is happening as officials 'confront the root causes' of drug contraband and violence

Assistant inspector general estimates DOC mailroom workers only catch about half of the drugs entering prisons through the mail

Amanda Brown is accused of giving inmates prohibited items, including a vape pen

The Belgian Malinois is trained to detect meth, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy, fentanyl, suboxone and LSD

Deputies found tobacco, meth, fentanyl and a syringe on an inmate returning from furlough

The number of those in jail who died from drug or alcohol intoxication increased nearly 400% from 2000 to 2019

In the wake of a staffing crisis and reports of increased violence and drug use, a state agency report called for Los Angeles County's juvenile halls to be closed

In the persistent ploys to get contraband into prisons, the skies are playing a growing role

Officials suspect a larger-scale operation of contraband introduction into multiple Florida correctional institutions using drones