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contraband  

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  • Contraband refers to any item in the possession of an inmate that was not directly issued by the institution or purchased through appropriate channels such as the commissary or a hobby-craft program. In most facilities, each prisoner has only a few square feet of space to store personal property. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Contraband]

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