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70	70	1. Standard distribution.
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73	73	**AD 01_102 __DEFINITIONS__**
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75	75	1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
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90	90	1. Transvestite: A person who uses clothing, make-up, and/or other devices to appear to be of the opposite gender.
91	91	1. Voluntary Waiver (of Sexual Privacy Rights): Actions taken willfully by a prisoner that may reduce the prisoner's sexual privacy rights. Persons may voluntarily waive individual rights. Inmates who voluntarily remove their own clothing or otherwise take actions which result in a loss of sexual privacy waive their right to privacy.
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94	94	**AD 01_103 __REFERENCES__**
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96	96	1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Standards:
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126	126	11. N02.02.03: Male Searches of Female Prisoners
127	127	11. N02.02.04: Documentation
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130	130	**AD 01_104 __GENERAL__**
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132	132	1. Policy:
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162	162	11. When staff perform searches in a professional manner, they improve the likelihood that challenged searches will be upheld. Conversely, unprofessional searches may result in otherwise proper searches being found to be in violation of prisoners' constitutional rights.
163	163	11. Searches are a critical element of jail security and should be conducted as part of a set routine. Routine searches should be augmented with random searches to keep prisoners from being able to anticipate when searches will or will not occur. Prisoners have no expectation of privacy while incarcerated, and, thus, are not protected from aggressive search procedures. Searches are particularly vital when prisoners or others are capable of bringing contraband in from the outside, moving contraband from one location to another within the jail, or being prepared for transportation from the facility.
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166	166	**AD 01_105 __FRISK SEARCH__**
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168	168	1. Policy:
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173	173	11. A frisk search should be used on detainees in lieu of other types of searches in order to preserve the detainee's rights against unlawful searches.
174	174	11. Because more intrusive searches are permitted and are more successful in detecting weapons and/or contraband, frisk searches should not be used on arrestees or inmates.
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177	177	**AD 01_106 __RUB SEARCH__**
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179	179	1. Policy:
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189	189	11. Rationale:
190	190	111. The courts have recognized the importance of searching prisoners to maintain facility security. They consider rub searches as relatively unintrusive and permit their use on a virtually unlimited basis. Because rub searches involve a low degree of intrusion, no justification is required other than the incarceration of the prisoner. Privacy is not ordinarily a requirement for rub searches.
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193	193	**AD 01_107 __STRIP SEARCH__**
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195	195	1. Policy:
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215	215	111. Strip searches add a dimension to the search which permits visual examination of the subject in a manner which, if done competently, ensures that contraband hidden on the body will be found, and in some instances, may lead to discovery of contraband hidden in body cavities.
216	216	11. Persons may voluntarily waive individual rights. Inmates who voluntarily remove their own clothing or otherwise take actions which result in a loss of sexual privacy waive their right to privacy. Visual observation of unclothed prisoners may be unavoidable when there is a voluntary waiver of sexual privacy rights.
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219	219	**AD 01_108 __VISUAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
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239	239	11. It is important to keep judicial concerns about the intrusiveness of visual body cavity searches in mind; however, the legal tests for strip searches and visual body cavity searches are essentially identical in most jurisdictions.
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242	242	**AD 01_109 __DIGITAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
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258	258	111. Use of digital searches increases the risk of being detected for prisoners who violate contraband regulations and may deter some of the prohibited activity.
259	259	11. Although not a legal requirement, obtaining a valid search warrant prior to conducting a digital body cavity search may assist with the defense of a potential related lawsuit.
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262	262	**AD 01_110 __INITIAL SEARCH__**
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283	283	11. The reasonable suspicion standard for intrusive searches is a clearly established constitutional requirement.
284	284	11. Court decisions requiring reasonable suspicion before conducting intrusive searches during the admissions process apply only to pretrial arrestees being booked for nonviolent misdemeanors.
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287	287	**AD 01_111 __FOLLOW-UP SEARCH__**
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296	296	11. Arrestees should not be moved from the admissions area until reasonable efforts to secure a bail release have been exhausted. When the prisoner is moved to the general population, more thorough and intrusive searches are justified because moving a prisoner into the general population who has not been thoroughly searched increases the potential for introduction of weapons, drugs, or other dangerous contraband into the general population; jeopardizing the safety of staff, the safety of other inmates, and the security of the facility.
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	288	+**AD 01_112 __EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES__**
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302	302	11. Exigent circumstances may justify a search which under normal conditions would not ordinarily justify the search or level of intrusiveness of the search.
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304	304	11. Emergencies and other circumstances which require immediate action to meet safety or security needs create an exception to the limits on searches.
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307	307	**AD 01_113 __CROSS GENDER__**
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309	309	1. Policy:
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328	328	111. The requirements of Title VII which justify cross-gender searches by female staff, do not justify males searching female prisoners. Only under very limited exigent circumstances or where a female prisoner intentionally removes her own clothing or otherwise acts in a manner which amounts to a voluntary waiver of sexual privacy interests are male officers justified in participating in searches of female prisoners.
329	329	11. Refer to “Inmate Surveillance and Supervision” policy (CC 08).
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332	332	**AD 01_114 __MIXED GENDER__**
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338	338	1. Rationale
339	339	11. Mixed gender situations can be confusing to staff who need to complete prisoner searches. Some situations may need to be deferred to the best judgment of the individuals conducting the searches.
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342	342	**AD 01_115 __UNKNOWN GENDER__**
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344	344	1. Policy: