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High-Tech Vendors Penetrate Prison Market
Loaded on July 15, 1998
published in Prison Legal News
July, 1998, page 16
by W. Wisely
Filed under:
Cell Searches,
Mechanical Searches/Scanners,
Excessive Force,
Pepper Spray/Tear Gas,
Fire Hoses.
Location:
United States of America.
Ascanner that detects a heartbeat fifteen feet underground, a razor blade that crumbles when tampered with, clear plastic televisions and radios. Sound like some high-tech future? Guess again. These are just a few of the new technologies being used and considered by the California Department of Corrections ...
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