Bill > SB6187

This bill amends a law to establish a comprehensive body scanner program at the Washington Corrections Center for Women and a state correctional facility serving male incarcerated individuals. The program aims to protect human dignity by reducing or eliminating strip searches and create drug-free state correctional facilities. The bill requires the Department of Corrections to develop gender-responsive and trauma-informed policies and procedures for the body scanner program, which will be used to conduct security screenings for employees, contractors, visitors, volunteers, and incarcerated individuals. The bill also mandates appropriate staffing levels, substance use disorder treatment services for incarcerated individuals with positive body scans, and radiation safety and body scanner operation training for staff. The Department of Corrections must submit an annual report to the governor and legislature on the program's implementation.