Price County law enforcement asks for body scanner, testing tools and considers treatment court
Law enforcement representatives urged using opioid settlement funds to buy a body scanner for the county jail to prevent contraband, highlighted safer on-scene drug-testing technology, and suggested exploring a drug treatment court used in neighboring counties as an alternative to incarceration.
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LT. Danielle Peterson of the Price County Sheriff’s Department told the committee that deputies frequently encounter cases that generate lengthy responses and that contraband entering jails is a persistent risk; she urged purchasing a body scanner for county-wide jail screening and said Phillips police agreed to the idea.
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