Contraband: Weapons

The pens had gouge marks on them and appeared to have deflected the attack, the union said

The proper handling and documenting of contraband evidence is important for investigative purposes

A corrupt officer has a price! An honest officer has integrity

The inmate cut the CO from the left side of his mouth to his ear with an unknown weapon

Multiple screening steps and checkpoints, combined with varied screening technology, will help thwart smuggling into your facility to keep officers and inmates safer

It's the facility's second reported attack on a detention officer with an inmate-manufactured weapon this year

Inmates are adept at turning whatever materials are at hand into improvised weapons – the ongoing challenge for corrections officials is to detect these weapons

The officer was treated at a local hospital for multiple stab wounds

Jimmy Spencer is being held in solitary lockdown following the incident

To keep drugs, weapons and other disruptive items out of your facility, first identify gaps in your screening process, then adopt a variety of policies and tools to plug the holes

Since adding a body scanner to its intake process, the facility has seen a significant drop in drugs found during random shakedowns

Looking for a better way to catch contraband, this Oregon sheriff led the charge to make X-ray screening a common practice in the state’s county jails