contraband

He told her about a jailer who had offered to bring him a contraband cellphone for the right price, and she orchestrated a sting in summer 2011.

It looks more like contraband than cooking, which is fitting enough.

The fate of Lyle, 57, had not yet been decided, but the board had denied Erik’s release after questioning him extensively about his use of contraband cellphones and other violations of prison rules.

But members of the board questioned both siblings about their violation of rules, zeroing in at times about repeated use of contraband cellphones.

As well as the mobile phone, the other contraband goods that Menendez was revealed to have stashed included candles, ingredients for making wine, and art materials.