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Board approves purchase of three body scanners for juvenile justice campus using state funds
Summary
Fresno County approved buying three body scanners for the juvenile justice campus to counter rising contraband, a purchase the chief probation officer said is covered by state funding and will cost about $470,000 plus a three-year warranty.
Fresno County supervisors approved the purchase of three body scanners for the county juvenile justice campus during the May 20 meeting, after the chief probation officer described a rise in contraband entering the facility.
Lede details and purpose: Kirk Hanes, chief probation officer, told the board the scanners would be used only on youth booked into custody or returning to the facility, not on the general public. He said the county could cover the…
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