EVERY INMATE WILL HAVE TO TAKE AN EYE SCAN STARTING IN JULY WHEN THEY’RE BOOKED INTO AND RELEASED FROM ALBUQUERQUE’S METRO DETENTION CENTER. A JAIL SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEY DECIDED TO USE THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY AFTER AN INMATE, DUWIN PEREZ-CORDOVA, WAS MISTAKENLY RELEASED FROM THE MDC USING HIS CELLMATE’S WRIST BAND AND PERSONAL INFORMATION. HUMAN ERROR IS BLAMED FOR THE INMATE GETTING OUT OF JAIL, AND THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
THE JAIL EMPLOYEE WHO HANDLED RELEASES IS NOW WORKING A DIFFERENT JOB AT THE MDC. THE NEW EYE SCANS WILL COST BERNALILLO COUNTY 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
