# Contraband items recovered at FCI McDowell

Other February 20, 2024 · [FCI McDowell](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/mcd-fci-mcdowell-federal-correctional-institution-west-virginia)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

Vapes and cellphones sound mundane outside prison. Inside, ordinary consumer electronics become contraband with an entirely different economy attached to them.

## 2 stories on file

- Feb 20, 2024 [Police say vapes, cellphones and tobacco among contraband items found in FCI McDowell](https://news.google.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?oc=5) WVVA
- Feb 20, 2024 [Police say vapes, cellphones and tobacco among contraband items found in FCI McDowell](https://news.google.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?oc=5) WDTV 5

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