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Efforts against smuggling: “body scanners” are introduced to inspect inmates entering and leaving prisons

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation uses X-ray technology to identify substances and other prohibited items in correctional facilities

November 25, 2024 - 10:36 AM

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The new tracking device will be used in the correctional population, so that every time they leave and enter the prisons, they can be registered through this X-ray machine. (Xavier Araújo)

By Adriana Díaz Tirado

Periodista de Noticiasadriana.diaz@gfrmedia.com

Bayamón - Faced with the alarming number of 16 deaths of inmates due to overdoses so far this year, and to address the increase in contraband in the country’s prisons, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) is launching this Monday “body scanners” with X-rays to detect prohibited objects and substances, inside and outside the body, every time an inmate enters or leaves a penal institution.