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Jackson County committee forwards sheriff’s Tech 84 body scanner request to full board
Summary
The Transportation Committee voted to forward the sheriff’s request to purchase a Tech 84 body scanner—intended to detect metallic and nonmetallic contraband in the county jail—to the full board with a recommendation of approval. The unit will be installed after a modest construction job; financing will come from the sheriff’s capital fund.
Sheriff Shutey asked the Transportation Committee to forward a request for a Tech 84 body scanner to the full Jackson County Board of Commissioners, saying the device would help detect contraband smuggled into the county jail.
Shutey described the device as “about as big as a closet,” saying a person walks inside and is scanned using a low‑grade x‑ray. “It allows us to detect metallic and nonmetallic items that might be smuggled into the jail or…
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