Policy Glossary

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Dangerous Contraband

Any item that is capable of being used to endanger the safety or security of a correctional facility or any individual. This includes substantial probability that the item may be used in a manner that may cause death, cause serious injury, be used to facilitate an escape or cause other major threats. Examples of Dangerous Contraband include but are not limited to: knives, tools, cell phones, razor blades, unauthorized drugs/narcotics, chemicals, lighters, guns/gun parts, or explosives.

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Immediate Family

An Incarcerated individual's children, stepchildren, grandchildren, great grandchildren, parents, stepparents, grandparents, great grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and a person legally married to or in a state registered domestic partnership with an incarcerated individual. "Immediate family" includes the immediate family of an incarcerated individual who was adopted as a child or an adult, but does not include an incarcerated individual adopted by another incarcerated individual (or the immediate family of the adopted or adopting individual).

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