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| Facilities enlist dogs to keep out phones |
| By The Baltimore Sun |
| Published: 07/10/2008 |
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MARYLAND - Dogs have long been used to find drugs in prisons, but the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has found a new use for them: sniffing out cell phones. Three canines were specially trained by Division of Correction K-9 Unit officers to detect cell phones as part of stepped-up efforts to stop contraband from getting into state prisons. In the past few years, Maryland inmates have increasingly been caught with cell phones, which in some cases have been used to arrange drug deals or even killings from behind bars. The new unit is part of a larger plan to find contraband. Other efforts include increased intelligence staff and technology at prison gate entries. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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