K-9 Detection
K-9 detection units are vital assets in maintaining security within correctional facilities. This directory provides articles and resources on the use of trained dogs to detect contraband, explosives, and narcotics. K-9 detection plays a crucial role in preventing the smuggling of illegal items and enhancing overall safety. Understanding the capabilities and best practices of K-9 units helps staff effectively integrate them into facility operations. For more on security measures, explore our section on Correctional Facility Security.
Virginia Department of Correction’s K-9s — Anette, Chulligan, Cody, Hondo, PI, Elvis, Vico and Tosca — will soon be outfitted with bullet and stab protective vests
The multiagency sweep at Suwannee Correctional Institution, dubbed “Operation Fall Harvest,” found 44 grams of meth, 19 gallons of homemade alcohol and other items
The CO allegedly smuggled contraband into San Quentin and Vacaville prisons, placed it in various areas and “pretended to discover said contraband,” the indictment said
Phillip Patrick Garnier was ranked No. 18 on the Colorado Bureau of Investigations Top 100 Wanted Sex Offenders list
$500 from the sale of a dog cage will be used to buy material to build a K-9 obstacle course behind the Sheriff’s Office
So you wanna work with the big dogs? Here’s some valuable advice on how to learn more about K-9s and integrate yourself into the program so you can become a handler
The SUV was headed to the prison complex in Cresaptown with two K-9s when it caught fire
K9 Deputy Sandy Blodgett was sworn in as a deputy in 1985 and utilized in corrections and highway patrol
Hundreds of phones have been confiscated
Correction Officer Ernest Trujillo reacted quickly when he realized his K-9 partner Tucker was in trouble
Authorities have found drugs smuggled in a sonogram picture and a greeting card
8 Florida K-9 units swept the single and multileash divisions in the recent Southern States Manhunt competition
K-9 unit rotates among four Mississippi prisons operated under contract with the state by Management and Training Corp.
During a four and a half-year career, K-9 Drako has turned up 1,000 contraband cell phones
Alerted COs to presence of an illegal narcotic, leading to a cell search
K-9s, a new fence are all to deter the entrance of contraband into the facility
Management & Training Corporation, which operates four prisons in Mississippi, will use dogs to combat contraband entering its facilities
Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said a month long training course at the jail will help keep guards and inmates safe
She’s a two-year-old Australian Shepard trained to sniff out drugs inside jail cells
Dogs will be taught to detect prison contraband
From cell searches and extractions to riot control, a K-9 team can mean more productivity, more safely
