Portable translation devices added to sheriff’s department

Portable translation devices added to sheriff’s department

The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department has purchased portable translation devices that will allow deputies and jail staff to communicate in dozens of languages in real time. According to the sheriff’s department, the department has acquired five of the devices which can communicate in 92 different languages. The goal is to reduce language barriers and they are expected to be useful in situations including emergency responses, routine intera…