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After fatal smuggling incident, sponsor seeks broader search authority for detainees held overnight
Summary
Representative George (sponsor) and local law enforcement urged the committee to pass House Bill 605, which would allow additional searches of inmates jailed more than 12 hours to prevent smuggling of drugs and weapons into detention facilities after recent incidents, including an inmate death and fentanyl exposure to staff.
Representative George (last name in transcript: I) opened the hearing on House Bill 605, describing the bill as a local‑sheriff‑driven response to a recent series of smuggling incidents in county jails. The sponsor said Cascade County had experienced multiple events where contraband was brought into custody — including a death of an inmate and an incident where a detention officer was…
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