After series of deaths, Snohomish County Jail to put cameras in detox unit
EVERETT — Inside the Snohomish County Jail’s medical detox unit, the screams of inmates going through withdrawals can be heard through the cells’ concrete doors.
Since September, four inmates have died at the jail. Of the four, three were inside the detox unit, intended to monitor inmates with opiate, benzodiazepine or serious alcohol addictions.
Snohomish County Sheriff Susanna Johnson, recently elected on a platform of greater accountability, said her administration is exploring ways to prevent more inmate deaths, such as cameras within the medical detox cells, a K-9 unit to detect drugs brought inside and technology to monitor inmates in the detox center when their vitals approach dangerous levels.
“There’s only so many more ways to try to be creative,” Johnson said.
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