contraband
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“Like all correctional agencies, contraband, particularly cell phones, narcotics, and weapons, remains a constant challenge, and we continue to tackle the problem of contraband being introduced into our facilities,” the spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Prisoners need little more than contraband cellphones and well-honed scripts passed inmate to inmate, investigators say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
More than 100,000 contraband cockroaches were found in a raid on a commercial breeder in the town of Bathurst, west of Sydney, Australia's environment department said on Friday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
At the suspect’s residence, investigators found enough contraband Lego pieces to fill two garbage bags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
We were permitted a fairly wide range of newspapers and magazines, and could receive such previously contraband publications as Time magazine and The Guardian weekly from London.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing contraband
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Excerpts from "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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