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.
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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The Broad River Correctional Institute captain smuggled cellphones and SIM cards while collecting nearly $280,000 in bribes, prosecutors say
The correction officer allegedly tried to bypass security by repeatedly removing layers of clothing, but a search of his vest exposed the hidden contraband
The Upstate Correctional Facility is on lockdown and undergoing a search with drug-sniffing K-9s after two incidents left 25 staff members needing medical treatment
Goose, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever, has already helped uncover narcotics in his first year on the job, boosting safety and morale at the 800-bed facility in Hennepin County
Seth Adam Depiano, already serving a 13-year sentence for a $24M Ponzi scheme, now faces charges of wire fraud and identity theft in connection to a new $10 million scheme
The DOJ said Alvin S. Glenn COs learned of two inmate killings from outsider calls: one via voicemail and another by someone watching a Facebook Live of the killing
The investigation started when an inmate’s parents came to visit him at Indian Creek Correctional Center, smuggling buprenorphine, Naloxone strips and meth
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The FBI says Milan Federal Correctional Institution inmate David Verner used a smuggled cellphone to demand money and send explicit messages
Green Hill Facility recently announced it would be implementing new restrictions and increased searches after eight contraband-related emergencies in a two-week span
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The Fully Blooded Felons leader pushed for gang members to become corrections officers so members could more easily smuggle drugs, the indictment said
Ronald Yandell is accused of wielding an “improvised weapon” at two California State Prison, Sacramento corrections officers who were escorting him to his cell
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Contraband items such as a knife, cellphones and controlled substances were put into Tupperware containers, concealed in plastic wrap in the middle of prepared food
The multiagency sweep at Suwannee Correctional Institution, dubbed “Operation Fall Harvest,” found 44 grams of meth, 19 gallons of homemade alcohol and other items
On average, just 11 of the 71 items, or 15%, that had tested positive for fentanyl in the field tests also tested positive in the lab, a Department of Investigation report states
Faith Rose Gratz and an inmate ran a drug operation at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater for three months in 2022 while in a romantic relationship, prosecutors said
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
DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox said inmates continue to break out windows to allow contraband from the outside
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