Body scanner could replace strip searches in Monroe prison
MONROE — In the first two months after a state prison near Gig Harbor started using new electronic body scanners, staff found more contraband than they typically do in a whole year.
The scanners, similar to those in airports, may someday replace strip searches in Washington prisons.
Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro-Woolley, has sponsored a bill to install one of the scanners at the Monroe Correctional Complex, in his legislative district.
Earlier this week the Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 6064, with one lawmaker excused. The measure must still pass in the House and be signed by Gov. Jay Inslee before becoming law.
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