Contraband
All visitors and their belongings entering the CCDOC are subject to a search. Visitors are strictly prohibited from bringing in contraband into the CCDOC. Contraband items include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Any item deemed to be a safety or security risk by the CCDOC.
- Alcohol
- Electronics
- Newspapers/Magazines/Books
- Food
- Pocket Knives
- Cameras
- Lighters
- Syringes
- Cell Phones
- Matches
- Tobacco Products
- Drinks
- Music Players
- Tools
- Drugs
- Nail
- Clippers
- Weapons
Visitors may also be charged criminally with “BringingContraband into a Penal Institution”, 720 ILCS 5/31A-1.1. as follows:
- Bringing into or possessing alcohol liquor in a penal institution is a Class 4 felony.
- Bringing into or possessing cannabis in a penal institution is a Class 3 felony.
- Bringing into or possessing any amount of a controlled substance classified in Schedules III, IV or V of the Illinois Controlled Substance Act in a penal institution is a Class 2 felony.
- Bringing into or possessing any amount of a controlled substance classified in Schedules I or II of Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substance Act in a penal institution is a Class 1 felony.
- Bringing into or possessing a hypodermic syringe in a penal institution is a Class 1 felony.
- Bringing into or possessing a weapon, tool to defeat security mechanisms, cutting tool, or electronic contraband into a penal institution is a Class 1 felony.
- Bringing into or possessing a firearm, firearm ammunition, or explosive in a penal institution is a Class X felony.
