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Commissioners discuss using opioid settlement funds to buy infrared drug‑detection equipment for jail
Summary
County staff proposed using opioid settlement funds to purchase mobile infrared equipment to detect drugs on paper, clothing and mail destined for the jail; commissioners discussed funding availability (approx. $660,000 settlement balance) and pairing equipment with MAT/SUBLOCADE programs.
Somerset County staff raised a proposal to use opioid settlement funds to acquire mobile infrared detection equipment to help keep contraband drugs out of the jail.
County Administrator (S3) and corrections staff described a new infrared machine that can detect drugs on paper, ink and clothing — intended to reduce the risk of overdoses and…
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