When Prison Body Scanners Mistake Tampons and Piercings for Contraband

Women hoping to visit their loved ones at New York prisons are being turned away after scanners pick up what they say are ...

Inmate pleads guilty to contraband scheme at Cambria County Prison

A Johnstown man has pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in federal court Tuesday, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti ...

Former Jesup prison officer pleads guilty to accepting $80,000 in bribes

Former federal prison officer Ashley Brown pleads guilty to accepting $80,000 in bribes for smuggling contraband into FCI Jesup.
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SCI-Mahanoy employee charged with attempting to smuggle contraband

A correctional officer trainee at State Correctional Institution-Mahanoy is facing criminal charges after he allegedly tried to smuggle contraband into the prison in exchange for money. Jeffrey ...
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Are recent gambling ring and contraband arrests in Louisiana state prisons related?

This week, authorities have also arrested three guards and a prison nurse, but haven't said if they are connected to the ...

6 charged in prison contraband, narcotics investigation

The Alabama Department of Corrections and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, alongside several partner agencies, took down ...

Idaho bill aims to stop drones from phone, drug drops at Boise prison complex

It’s not just a threat that we are trying to anticipate around the corner — it’s here,” the former Idaho state prison ...

West Virginia State Senate Judiciary discusses new bills involving ICE, inmates illegally obtaining contraband in prison

Using drones, slingshot devices and bow and arrows to shoot contraband into a federal prison, it's a practice that one bill ...

Alabama prison inmate turned chaplain, employee arrested in separate contraband incidents

A state prison volunteer chaplain and an Alabama Department of Corrections employee were arrested this week in separate contraband incidents. Andrew Turner, a former inmate, was arrested Wednesday at ...