Most of them are makeshift weapons like sharpened toothbrushes and deconstructed razors.
A different class of criminal is serving time inside San Diego County jails, and it’s creating a more violent atmosphere.
An NBC 7 Investigation found that, during the past five years, the number of weapons found at San Diego County Jails has more than doubled. NBC 7's Alexis Rivas has the story. No jail had more weapon seizures than the George Bailey Detention Facility. That maximum security jail has the highest population of any jail and houses only male inmates.On any given day, about 3,900 people are locked up in the county’s eight jails. Deputies say that, now more than ever, the inmate population is more dangerous and criminally sophisticated.
To crack down on the rise in weapons, Brown said, his team does a lot of searches, including sweeps of inmates and cells that are both scheduled and unscheduled. He said they use “information-based policing,” working with analysts to choose where and who to search next.
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