Spurred by fear of drug-induced deaths, Davison County purchases vital sign monitoring units for jail

Spurred by fear of drug-induced deaths, Davison County purchases vital sign monitoring units for jail

MITCHELL — If it comes to life and death for an inmate in the Davison County Jail, county leaders have approved a high-tech purchase to potentially save lives. The Davison County Commission voted earlier this week to purchase five units of a contactless vital sign monitoring system that will be located in different parts of the jail. The commissioners voted 4-0 in favor of the purchase, which will cost the county $2,700 a year. Davison County Sh…