Chelan County Jail continues to implement RFID medical sensors all single holding cells.

Chelan County Commissioner Kevin Overbay said the county is implementing the sensors in 44 more cells after installing 24 during 2024.

"What that does is basically provides our folks in the jail an opportunity to monitor vital signs of individuals in single cells, and generally the individuals in single cells are those that are detoxing or have other high-risk medical conditions," Overbay said. "It affords us that opportunity to get the early intervention medical treatment so that way we don't have somebody succumb to an illness or detox situation or maybe even an overdose where they ingested something prior to coming into the facility."

Overbay said the county is partnering with Douglas County to i

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