The Importance Of Contraband In Prisons

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Brenda, I agree that contraband is very hard to control. The enforcements that you are described will help to ensure that illgal items will not get in. Punishment I believe needs to required and strickly enforced on indidviduals who breaks the law. There are many ways contraband is made so it is important for the facility to not leave an inmate along in none of the departments, espeacially the caferteria. There are contrabands that are being made just from the simply things that a normal person would not think to make something out of. These things can harm inmates or officials.

April, I agree that medal detectives are of a lot of use in prison facilities concerning contraband. Each day officials put their lives at risk. They should be convescated

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