police body scanner snags contraband on inmates author: jon grad

“Some of these people have not seen their families in a year because of COVID,” he said. Speaking to inmates, Galbraith said he can see how the lack of visitation has affected them and how important it was to resume. “I want a rotating schedule so the family members will have more opportunity at different times of the day, different days of the week to come in and see their loved ones.” “We are having a rotating one because if someone has visitation Wednesday at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, and their family members are out and they are working Wednesday at 3 p.m., it’s not fair. But with visitors scheduled to return Monday, Galbraith said the jail will move to a rotating schedule to give families more flexibility to see their loved ones. Since COVID struck the state, the jail has stopped commingling housing units and visitation has been largely restricted to keep the coronavirus out.

Inmates also ask questions of him through a form the jail provides. Galbraith said he is trying to be responsive to inmate concerns he often goes back into the housing units of the jail and answers inmate questions.

His more than 30-year career at the sheriff’s office - and work on special projects and services at the jail - allowed him to step into the role with an understanding of the job, though he had no jail administration experience before, he said. Before his promotion, he most recently served as the chief of the office’s Services and Support Bureau.

19 after the previous warden Michael Capasso retired in December. (Matt Button / The Aegis) New warden working to address inmate concernsĭaniel Galbraith is the new warden at the detention center. Galbraith spoke about his expectations, hopes and plans for the detention center during and after COVID-19 during an interview Wednesday, Maat the facility. A long time veteran of the Harford County Sheriff's Office, Harford County Detention Center Warden Daniel Galbraith officially took the job as warden in January 2021.

Police body scanner snags contraband on inmates author: jon grad