Somerset County was honoured for their commitment to providing an enhanced level of staff, visitor, and inmate safety and security. They were also recognised as being the first county in Maine to install a B-Scan body screening X-ray inspection system, which helps cut down on contraband and inmate screening times. Sheriff Dale Lancaster of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office was on-site to accept the award.

Robert Ledenko, Vice President of Security Systems at Smiths Detection Inc., said, “Somerset County is an innovator in the correctional industry. They were the first county in Maine to install a B-Scan people-screening system, and their leadership and commitment to increasing the safety of their staff and inmate population is why we are recognising them with this award.”