Hiding drugs and weapons in clothing to be passed off during routine exchanges, most often by inmate workers, is very popular and is often done in the presence of officers. Think about it: both areas are responsible for preparing and delivering goods throughout our facilities. Both work areas also are good sources for movement of contraband. Work areas such as kitchens and laundry facilities have endless hiding spots.
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In and under chairs, tables, around shower areas, any crack or craves large enough hide and conceal items. Where then should we look? Common prisoner access areas are popular stashing spots. The issue here is, where the prisoners hide their contraband in the various types of facilities?ĭepending on the type of contraband, prisoners often will not stash it in their cells out of fear of it being found during cell searches. That isn’t to say inmates in jails don’t possess various weapons, because we all know they do. In my experience, jails tend to have less lethal weapons and more drugs and tobacco products. Many facilities are outdated, which creates ever more work for the corrections officers to stay ahead in the hide and seek game. What I do know is that both types of facilities provide a lot of hiding places for inmates. I have spent my entire career in or around jails and will openly admit my knowledge of prisons has come from a few trips into facilities and from conversations with friends that work in prisons. Jails and prisons have a great deal of differences in their physical make up as well as the amount of movement prisoners have within them. Another common place I have seen used is when prisoners roll up their pant legs and hide smaller items in the roll. The waist band seem on prisoner’s uniforms can also be easy manipulated to make a pouch like area to tuck in pills and small metal pieces. I have also seen many jacket pockets that have holes in the bottom corners allowing items to float around deep in the jackets inner layers. Not to mention that jacket pockets can be deep and hard to search. A few pills or a single joint can easy be missed in a pat down search as they blend in with the seams. The problem is pant pockets, shirt pockets and jacket pockets are common places for keeping pills and joints. Many jails allow inmates to keep clothing until processed and sent to general population. In plastic bags or not, it’s just gross.Ĭlothing also makes for great hiding places. Let’s not even go into how gross it would be to put pills in one’s mouth after being in any of those areas.
These places are popular because they are easy for the prisoner to use and hard to find in a standard pat down search. What are some common places to find contraband? The obvious places on the body itself are tucked up under the genitals, butt cheeks, and even areas that the can be inserted into: the anal cavity and vaginal cavity. But I again can’t imagine why any facility would allow these products to ever make it into a prisoner’s hands. These biscuits were store bought, hollowed out and repackaged. Now the thought of it hits home.Ĭorrections1 ran a Facebook post recently titled “COs find cell phone hidden in hollowed-out biscuit.” This was in the UK the biscuits had apparently been sent to the prisoner and were discovered before delivery. Back then when Barney Fife found the file, it was funny. Watching reruns of the Andy Griffith show as a child, I remember one episode where a town resident brought in baked goods to an incarcerated loved one with a file backed inside. Over the years prisoners have found some very interesting places to hide contraband in hopes that the officers don’t seek it out.
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