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Visits to inmates up, thanks to wall Divider at Bucks prison allows more calling days, tightens security
2004
Overview
The $32,000 partition was erected in the prison's multipurpose room. Under the configuration, visitors sit in booths, separated from the inmates by a plastic and glass partition running the length of the room. The only opening in each booth is a tiny circle lined with wire mesh designed to prevent contraband from passing through. Harris Gubernick, director of corrections, said it takes three guards to monitor visitation under the new configuration. Under the old system, seven guards were required. With fewer staff members needed for supervision, visitation has been available at the prison Wednesdays through Sundays since March 17. To enter the booths on the public side of the wall, a visitor has to walk through a metal detector and undergo a pat-down by a guard. Soon, visitors also will have to walk past an ion scanner, which is designed to tell whether they are bringing drugs or explosives into the jail by reading molecules that are blown off their bodies by a fan. Gubernick said components of the ion scanner are on order from the manufacturer.
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Tribune Interactive, LLC
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