Comments on: Holman Contraband Raid Finds 356 Weapons, 400 Pills, Other Drugs, Phones

By: W.R.L.

W.R.L. — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 21:21:48 +0000

I know, how about making prisons for real criminals and stop incarcerating nonviolent drug offenders, people can get off drugs but felony convictions run more lives.

By: Greg Pack

Greg Pack — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 23:06:45 +0000

Please do a follow up on this story. This begs the question, “What happens next?”

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 22:57:40 +0000

Time for the TSA to branch out to prisons? They can check visitors AND the GUARDS for contraband.

By: Wow

Wow — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:41:42 +0000

The scary part is, they had actual real folding knives. You very rarely see this, because those most likely had to be brought in by staff. I’m sure at visitation, the inmate goes through a very sensitive metal detector and is strip searched going in and coming out. The visitors also must pass a metal detector and are patted down. Pretty much impossible to get a knife in through visitation.

Phones and drugs coming in by staff is common, but weapons, not so much… never know when they will be get used against them. So either one of two things, either the inmates have dirt on the guards and are blackmailing them into bringing those in, or there are people dropping contraband in with drones…

By: MICHAEL O

MICHAEL O — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:27:06 +0000

I get the home made weapons, but I see 2 flip knives in the photos…. unreal and very unacceptable. And it is just as bad here in Florida, and now we want to allow 18 year olds to come in a work?? The situation will only get worse until the right people step in and make right choices. The inmates have way too much freedom, even locked up. Tighten up Alabama and Florida, and get a grip on the Corrections Departments.

By: Tee bug

Tee bug — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:07:11 +0000

There is a shortage in correctional officers because of low wages being paid so if they fired the ones bringing this contraband in then there sure would be a shortage and I have a feeling that more is coming in from the guards than the visitors and till ADOC gets a grip on this then it will just keep happening

By: Wilykyote

Wilykyote — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:50:26 +0000

Looks like the”Drones” are on a tight schedule.

By: tg

tg — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:00:51 +0000

That pistol in my birthday cake was wonderful. Time for daily sweeps to save Guards.No wonder they cant hire guards.

By: James

James — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:07:16 +0000

The ADOC may claim a success with this sweep. They should be claiming a massive fail in their procedures to allow so much contraband that resulted in the sweep.

By: Dave S

Dave S — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 10:57:22 +0000

Maybe I’m reading this wrong, but to me this sounds like a complete failure. How does that much contraband get into a corrections facility without outright negligence or an employee on the take. If everyone is doing their job to start with this raid wouldn’t be newsworthy.