Milwaukee County Jail Security Upgrades Aimed at Curbing Contraband

Milwaukee County Jail security upgrades aimed at curbing contraband

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors passed an amendment that funds a new state-of-the-art body scanner and K-9 unit for the Milwaukee County Jail.

New body scanner and K-9 unit approved for the Milwaukee County Jail

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Sheriff’s office receives $250,000 to help stop overdoses in the jail | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted on Thursday, July 24 to allocate more than $250,000 to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office to improve its ability to detect illegal drugs in the Milwaukee County Jail.  The measure moved funds that had been earmarked to Racine County Jail to cover the costs of sending people there when local jails were at capacity to the sheriff’s office, which will purchase a new scanner and a third drug detecti…