Bill would allow strip searches of crime offenders in Montana

In Montana there were safety issues regarding smuggling of drug smuggle in correctional detention facilities. The draft law 605 of the house would aim to remedy the current lanes search regulations.

Bill to allow strip searches of offense offenders will be heard at the end of this week

The sheriff of Cascade County, Jesse Slaghter, explained: “In 2013, the legislator approved a draft law that, in principle, said, if we have no reasonable suspicion, we could not undress the search offenses. Well -intentioned draft law, I fundamentally agreed with it conceptual. I think if you do a very low crime, you should probably not need to be searched. However, the criminal element and criminal organizations in our community and inside our prisons have now exploited this. “

Bill House 605 would allow the bands of people who will be held in a prison or a correctional installation for more than 12 hours.

Josh Racki, Cascade County Lawyer, said: “It will make it more difficult to slip into drugs; And usually it takes about 12 hours for an offense before someone enters the general population. “

According to the Slaughter sheriff, most drugs entering the detention center in Cascade County are through offenders who choose not to post bail, to reach the general population and to spread drugs.

“Everyone in the center of detention of Cascade County is innocent until it is proven guilty,” said Slaughter. “Yes, this is an invasive search technique that I would like not to be used for crimes, but we no longer live in that world. And with Fentanil being so prolific and being there, I think we have a responsibility towards all the other innocents until the guilty prisoners to whom this medicine could be distributed and may suffer serious or dead bodily injury. “

Cascade County Detention Center has confiscated various drugs in recent incidents; However, the drugs are often already spread and harm the detainees until the staff catches them.

Both Slaughter and Racki believe that this bill could address these safety issues.

“The draft law is presented by Rep. George Nikolakakos; It will be heard on Wednesday morning at 8:00, and Slaughter sheriff and I will go there to testify to that invoice, ”Racki added.

We also tried to contact the American Civil Freedom Union for a statement about this draft law, but I have not heard from them at this time.