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To prevent the smuggling of contraband into the Baldwin County Jail, inmates are only allowed to have the Bible and the Koran
The inmate wrote letters threatening to kill public officials as well as demanding his release; all letters had “Inmate Mail” stamps and at least two letters had his DNA on them
The Los Angeles County Probation Department, which has struggled to maintain staffing levels for years, is also rethinking the physical qualities it looks for in new hires due to the recent levels of violence
Corrections is an ever-changing industry, and those changes are most obvious when we look at legal trends
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
How to implement effective mail screening as part of a comprehensive interdiction strategy
COs found the drug, which is used to manage opioid withdrawal, after a tip from an informant
Correctional facilities are on the front lines of the battle against fentanyl, yet they often fall behind in adopting new strategies and technologies to manage the crisis
Like any other year, it seems there’s just no limit to how far people will go for drugs, wireless devices, the chance to escape, or all of the above
The first step for prison officials is to have a clear view of the mail security vulnerabilities in their particular facility
A new report provides some insight into a pervasive yet often overlooked security threat
The union is calling for more resources, including a mail scanner, to help reduce the risk to officers
The officers were removing a powdered substance from inside an envelop to photograph it when they became light-headed
Changes to the mail rules aim to help prevent contraband from entering state prisons
While the state has protocols in place to screen and confiscate outgoing inmate mail, Multnomah County says their hands are tied
The remaining mail items will be sent to a contracted vendor to be screened and digitally scanned
Police found 8.5 pounds of synthetic marijuana, 1.5 ounces of meth and nearly 15 grams of heroine when they raided his hotel room
Advocates say more of an effort should be made to stem the flow of contraband via other sources, like staff
Disciplinary infractions for substance use by offenders dropped by 50% the year after a pilot began using TextBehind
People have gone to great lengths to get drugs into the facility, but the sheriff’s office is gaining the upper hand
The policy was meant to stem the flow of drugs into prisons by requiring mail to be printed or written on lined paper
Any legal mail sent from the courts to Pennsylvania state prison inmates must contain a control number that senders can obtain through the department
The letters could be broken down into smaller pieces and ingested or distributed to other inmates
U.S. Rep Matt Cartwright called for reforms on how inmates receive mail
Lawyers said the policy made it impossible for them to communicate confidentially with clients
Officials say they’re close to settling lawsuits over how the system processes mail sent to inmates by their lawyers
Pa. activists are alleging the state Department of Corrections unfairly kept 500 Christmas cards from inmates
The inmate attempted to send fraudulent documents that would dismiss his case
Under a new policy, state prison inmates receive copies of mail after it is processed by the DOC, which some say violates inmates’ civil rights