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17	17	Replaces and/or Supersedes:
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19		-PD 01, CD 01
	19	+AD 01 10/26/2011
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21	21	Published:
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23		-01/26/2011
	23	+06/01/2020
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25	25	Review Date:
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27		-01/26/2012
	27	+06/01/2020
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30	30	Sheriff Cory Pulsipher
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32		-Undersheriff Bart Bailey
	32	+Undersheriff James Standley
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35	35	**__TABLE OF CONTENTS__**
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63	63	AD 01_114 Unknown Gender
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	65	+AD 01_115 Voluntary Exposure
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67	67	**AD 01_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
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69	69	1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
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91	91	1. Utah Counties Insurance Pool:
92	92	11. ML-V.A.2.
93	93	1. Utah Sheriffs Association Jail Standards:
	95	+11. C01.03.02: Receiving Female Inmates
94	94	11. C03.03.01: Scope of Arrestee Searches
95	95	11. C03.03.02: Reasonable Suspicion Not Required
96		-11. C 03.03.05: Voluntary Waivers
	98	+11. C03.03.05: Voluntary Waivers
97	97	11. C03.03.06: Initial Search of Inmate
98	98	11. C03.03.07: Follow-Up Search
99	99	11. F03.01.01: Written Search Policies and Procedures Required
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107	107	11. F03.03.05: Strip Searches
108	108	11. F03.03.07: Digital Body Cavity Searches
109	109	11. F03.03.08: Exigent Circumstances
	112	+11. F03.03.09: Voluntary Exposure
110	110	11. J05.03.03: Admission Searches of Work-Release Inmates
111	111	11. N01.03.01: General
112	112	11. N01.03.02: Female Inmates
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140	140	111. Past suicide attempts;
141	141	111. Needle "tracks";
142	142	111. Problems which might require staff intervention or follow-up.
143		-11. All searches shall be documented in the Spillman computer system and shall include:
	146	+11. All searches more intrusive than a rub search shall be documented in the Spillman computer system and shall include:
144	144	111. Date, time, and location of the search;
145	145	111. The name of the individual searched;
146	146	111. The name(s) of the officer(s) involved in the search;
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185	185	111. Staff conducting or assisting with the search; and/or
186	186	111. Staff working in the area.
187	187	11. Strip searches may include:
188		-111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_110);
	191	+111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_109);
189	189	111. Inmates returning to PCF from outside the secure areas of the jail;
190	190	111. Inmates believed to be in possession of contraband;
191	191	111. Inmates in an area of a scheduled shakedown or area search;
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197	197	11. Strip searches require reasonable suspicion for prisoners of “arrestee” status.
198	198	11. Strip searches do not require reasonable suspicion for prisoners of “inmate” status.
199	199	1. Rationale:
200		-11. Strip searches have been recognized by the courts for their importance in maintaining facility security; however, they have found strip searches to be highly intrusive. Because they are intrusive, the courts have consistently held that arrestees cannot be subjected to strip searches unless there is individualized or reasonable suspicion that a prisoner has contraband. Reasonable suspicion may be assumed for prisoners whose charges, criminal histories, or current probation or parole status would reasonably be assumed to create a significant risk. The court's rationale in limiting strip searches for arrestees is that persons who are not part of the criminal subculture and who are briefly in jail awaiting bond or recognizance release for minor offenses should not be required to endure the humiliation of the strip search, because they will likely be released within minutes or a very few hours and are not, therefore, a great risk to the security of the facility. The restriction on strip searches is relaxed after arrestees have exhausted their options to gain pretrial release and have become a part of the jail population.
	203	+11. Strip searches have been recognized by the courts for their importance in maintaining facility security; however, they have found strip searches to be highly intrusive. Because they are intrusive, the courts have previously held that arrestees cannot be subjected to strip searches unless there is individualized or reasonable suspicion that a prisoner has contraband. Reasonable suspicion may be assumed for prisoners whose charges, criminal histories, or current probation or parole status would reasonably be assumed to create a significant risk. The court's rationale in limiting strip searches for arrestees has been that persons who are not part of the criminal subculture and who are briefly in jail awaiting bond or recognizance release for minor offenses should not be required to endure the humiliation of the strip search, because they will likely be released within minutes or a very few hours and are not, therefore, a great risk to the security of the facility. The restriction on strip searches is relaxed after arrestees have exhausted their options to gain pretrial release and have become a part of the jail population.
201	201	11. Strip searches are a necessary tool in protecting jail security and safety because:
202	202	111. Prisoners are capable of hiding weapons, drugs, and other contraband on their bodies in ways that substantially reduce the likelihood that the hidden items will be found in a frisk or rub search; and
203	203	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.
204		-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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206	206	**AD 01_107 __VISUAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
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210	210	111. Staff conducting or assisting with the search; and/or
211	211	111. Staff working in the area.
212	212	11. Visual body cavity searches may include:
213		-111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_110);
	215	+111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_109);
214	214	111. Inmates believed to be in possession of contraband;
215	215	111. Inmates in an area of a scheduled shakedown or area search;
216	216	111. Inmates leaving the secure area of the jail who are still in custody;
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325	325	11. In the event that the gender of a prisoner is in question, the prisoner shall be strip searched by the prisoner-claimed gender for verification. If the prisoner refuses to comply and does not claim a specific gender, the prisoner shall be strip searched by the gender that most predominately appears to be the gender of the prisoner, as determined by the on-duty supervisor.
326	326	1. Rationale:
327	327	11. Erroneously housing a prisoner with a population of the opposite gender could result in a multitude of problems and/or liability issues.
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	331	+**AD 01_115 __VOLUNTARY EXPOSURE__**
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	333	+1. Policy:
	334	+11. Voluntary exposure occurs when, during searches or other activities, a prisoner on his/her own initiative disrobes exposing his/her private parts to visual observation of staff. Such prisoner actions should be considered to be a voluntary exposure and a voluntary waiver of the prisoner's privacy.
	335	+11. When a prisoner voluntarily displays private areas or fails to take advantage of procedures designed to protect sexual privacy, staff members may proceed with the performance of their duties and the prisoner will be deemed as having waived sexual privacy interests.
	336	+11. Voluntary exposures should be documented in the jail computer system.
	337	+1. Rationale:
	338	+11. Persons may voluntarily waive individual rights. Prisoners 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.
	339	+11. It is not uncommon for prisoners to disrobe in front of staff as an act of defiance or intimidation. Such actions may also be due to intoxication, drug use, or mental disorder. Prisoners may also intentionally disrobe in an attempt to prevent staff members of the opposite gender from being able to perform duties in the proximity of the disrobed prisoner.