Title: Contraband Smuggling | Consequences of Sneaking Items in Jail or Prison
Headings: Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Correctional Facility
Criminal
Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Correctional Facility
By Benson Varghese
Possession of Contraband in a Correctional Facility
What Constitutes a “Correctional Facility” in Texas?
What are “Prohibited Substances and Items” in a Correctional Facility?
What is the Punishment for Prohibited Substances and Items in a Correctional Facility?
What Constitutes “Contraband” in a Correctional Facility?
What is the Punishment for Contraband Smuggling in a Correctional Facility?
What are federal charges that can stem from smuggling drugs or other items into a correctional facility?
Examples of People Arrested for Smuggling Items into Jail or Prison
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Content: Contraband Smuggling | Consequences of Sneaking Items in Jail or Prison
Criminal
Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Correctional Facility
By Benson Varghese
Last Updated: January 7th, 2021
Published on: January 3rd, 2019
Possession of Contraband in a Correctional Facility
Inmates have been smuggling prohibited or illegal items, such as drugs, tobacco, cellphones, and weapons, into jails and prison for decades. They often recruit friends or relatives to bring unauthorized items during visitation or send them through the mail. Sometimes, guards or staff members are on the take. In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of drones to fly items over prison walls. In a highly-publicized case in 2017, an Oregon woman was sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiracy after she passed seven tiny balloons filled with methamphetamine into her inmate boyfriend’s mouth during a long kiss during visitation. Two of the balloons ruptured and he died later of methamphetamine toxicity. Regardless of the technique, smuggling contraband and prohibited substances into jail or prison is a crime. “ Helping” an inmate get a prohibited item can lead to serious consequences both at the state and federal level.