The shelter has problems with gang members and drug dealers sneaking into the facility. Dermot Baldwin, head of the Calgary Drop-In Center, said people who have been barred from the shelter use fake indentification to get in.
The shelter is testing a new $150,000 security system that scans the clients fingerprints. Brian Edy, a civil rights lawyer, wants them to use metal detectors or install lockers instead of fingerprinting.
The shelter beefed up security after a 2007 survey of it's clients showed they feared for their safety.
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