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Triple Murder Suspect’s Hidden Shank Found By Marshall County Jail After Arrival From State Prison
A man accused of murdering 3 people in Guntersville while out on parole was discovered to have potentially dangerous contraband when he arrived at the Marshall County Jail this week. Jimmy Spencer had a shank, Marshall County Sheriff Phil Sims told WAAY 31. Spencer...
Body scanner now in use at Monroe County prison
Finally, the body scanner at Monroe County Correctional Facility is up and running. The scanner is programmed, and the employees who will be doing the body scans have received training. “This is going to make things much safer and easier, Warden Garry Haidle said. The...
Jefferson Co. sheriff working to stop the flow of contraband into jail with new machine
JEFFERSON COUNTY — Drugs, cell phones and other contraband are common and constant concerns at county jails. And, the Jefferson County Jail is not immune. Sheriff Zena Stephens says sometimes inmates can manipulate the best of employees -- even those with clean...
New body scanner at jail finds hidden drugs on inmate
A new body scanner at the Moore County Detention Center found drugs on an inmate, according to a news advisory from Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields. “During the processing of a new intake at the Moore County Detention Center, Detention Officers observed an...
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office receives new body scanner for inmates
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – A new safety device is now in place at the Marshall County Jail: a body scanner. It will also be used by surrounding agencies in the county. Deputies say contraband was running loose in the Marshall County Jail. Drugs and weapons are some of the common items inmates try to bring in.
Ross County Sheriff’s Office discusses improved security plans
CHILLICOTHE - The Ross County Jail has undergone improvements in the past year to make inmates safer during the course of the pandemic, but also to make the jail more secure. Two items of note are a new body scanning device, and a Skytron Ultraviolet...
Jail uses new tech to prevent COVID-19 spread, catch contraband
NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (WDHN) — The Coffee County Jail installed state-of-the-art inmate processing equipment this January. With the on-going pandemic, the Tek 84 is designed to minimize contact between the correctional officer and prisoner and will...
Newsday analysis: Drug contraband seized more than 200 times
Inmates at the Nassau County jail have tapped into illicit supplies of narcotics and other drug contraband more than two hundred times in recent years, a Newsday analysis of state records shows. Jail officials have seized drugs or drug paraphernalia 237 times in...
Hennepin County now uses full-body scanner at jail
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office has installed a full-body scanner to search people booked into the county jail. In a news release, Sheriff David Hutchinson said the scanner will help keep inmates and jail staffers safe by quickly finding dangerous concealed...
Detention Center Getting Body Scanning Device
Dependency on opioids and other controlled substances can drive people to go to incredible lengths to feed their addiction. Unfortunately, this desperation leads people to extreme measures. To help prevent illicit substances and weapons from entering the Moore County...
Delaware County Jail
The bigger security picture The new camera system will follow the installation a year ago of another security device at the jail, a Tek84 Intercept full-body scanner. The scanner essentially is a full-length X-ray that reveals if someone being booked into the jail has...
Jail body scanner finds gun on woman arrested for drugs
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA21) -- When body scanners were installed at the Allen County jail a year ago, Sheriff Dave Gladieux knew they would find drugs that people were trying to smuggle behind bars. But what one of those scanners found November 2 startled all the...
Anoka County Jail Begins Operating First Full Body Scanner In Minnesota
Northumberland County purchases full-body scanner for jail
SUNBURY — Northumberland County Jail Warden Bruce Kovach reported a $149,000 Intercept full-body scanner purchased by the county for the jail was installed last week. During a 15-minute prison board meeting Wednesday, Kovach said the scanner, which is similar to those...
Wapello County jail to receive body scanner
OTTUMWA — In an effort to crack down on potential contraband or weapons filtering through the Wapello County Jail, the county board of supervisors approved a request from the sheriff's office to purchase a Tek84 Intercept full-body scanner for the jail during...
County jail to get body scanner
DOBSON — Catching people attempting to smuggle contraband into and throughout the jail will be easier with a new piece of equipment approved by county officials this month. Earlier this year, the Surry County Sheriff’s Office received funds from the state as part of...
Coffee County Jail employs state-of-the-art scanner to keep contraband out
NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (WDHN) — Before the end of this year, the Coffee County Jail will be the first in the Wiregrass to use a state-of-the-art booking scanner. The TEK-84 uses a radiation beam detects threats concealed within the body. It eliminates the need for strip...
Tek84 dominating the security body scanner market: receives its 200th order
San Diego, CA, USA – 10/13/20 – Tek84 is pleased to announce that it has received the 200th order of its revolutionary whole-body scanner, the Intercept. The recent order from the Suffolk County Jail, New York, marks a milestone in Tek84’s prolific growth since...
Pulaski County Sheriff Seeing Results with Jail’s New Body Scanner
The Pulaski County Jail’s new body scanner is already proving to be a good investment, according to Sheriff Jeff Richwine. “It’s already found its first contraband, so it’s already paid off to that extent, I think,” he told the county commissioners Monday. The...
Scanner to keep drugs out of jail
AUBURN — No more sneaking drugs or contraband into the DeKalb County Jail — not even inside the body. The jail’s new body scanner has arrived and will begin operation Thursday. It will check every arriving inmate for drugs, weapons or anything else the person...
CARES Act pays for new body scanner at jail
ALBION — In this instance, at least, the coronavirus pandemic became an opportunity. After two days of training Tuesday and Wednesday, the Noble County Jail went live with its TEK84 Intercept high-security contraband detection system full body scanner. ...
Knox County Jail Installs New Body Scanner
The scanner is thanks to funding from the CARES act. KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - A new body scanner has been installed in the Knox County jail. The sheriff's office received the device thanks to funding from the CARES act. Inmates step into the machine and have their...
Vigo County Commissioners approve body scanner for Juvenile Justice Center
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – A new piece of safety equipment is coming to the Vigo County Juvenile Justice Center. Tuesday, Vigo County commissioners approved a body scanner for the center. Officials say the technology will allow for more thorough scanning while...
Walker County Jail adds new scanners to check temperatures of inmates
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. — Walker County Jail adds new scanners to check temperatures of inmates. Learn more in the video.
Walker Co. Sheriff’s Office gets body temperature scanner through CARES Act
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — The Walker County Sheriff's Office announced the installation of a new full-body scanner funded through government coronavirus relief efforts. The sheriff's office said the scanner will take the temperatures of inmates being booked into...