Wisconsin County Looks to High-Tech Tools to Secure Jail, Court

Government Technology: Wisconsin's Eau Claire County sheriff’s office has been getting price quotes on high-tech security equipment for the jail and courthouse for county supervisors to consider when putting together the 2019 budget.

Body scanners that would detect weapons or drugs concealed on a person entering the county buildings and a device that would screen jail inmates’ mail for contraband are technology the sheriff’s office has been researching.

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