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16 August, 2024
Body scanners to fight prison contraband
New body scanning technology is making its trial debut at Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre to crackdown on prison contraband and offer a less invasive body search.
The first prison in Queensland to trial this new, low dose x-ray body scanner, is intended to make it even harder to smuggle contraband into prison.
The high-tech scanner is about the same size as airport security machines and can detect mobiles, weapons and drugs, wherever they’re hidden.
It also means less invasive and traumatic searches of vulnerable female prisoners, with better results in less than half the time of traditional searches.
Operation of the scanner will be evaluated over three months before being rolled out to other Queensland women’s prisons.
The body scanner is part of the State Government’s $1.8 billion Budget for Queensland Corrective Services (QCS), to reduce re-offending and keep officers and Queensland communities safe.
Non-invasive search technology was a recommendation of the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce final report into the experiences of girls and women in the criminal justice system.
