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25	25	Review Date:
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27		-01/09/2017
	27	+01/26/2012
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29	29
30	30	Sheriff Cory Pulsipher
31	31
32		-Undersheriff James Standley
	32	+Undersheriff Bart Bailey
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34	34
35	35	**__TABLE OF CONTENTS__**
36	36
37		-AD 01_101 Definitions
	37	+AD 01_101 Distribution
38	38
39		-AD 01_102 References
	39	+AD 01_102 Definitions
40	40
41		-AD 01_103 General
	41	+AD 01_103 References
42	42
43		-AD 01_104 Frisk Search
	43	+AD 01_104 General
44	44
45		-AD 01_105 Rub Search
	45	+AD 01_105 Frisk Search
46	46
47		-AD 01_106 Strip Search
	47	+AD 01_106 Rub Search
48	48
49		-AD 01_107 Visual Body Cavity Search
	49	+AD 01_107 Strip Search
50	50
51		-AD 01_108 Digital Body Cavity Search
	51	+AD 01_108 Visual Body Cavity Search
52	52
53		-AD 01_109 Initial Search
	53	+AD 01_109 Digital Body Cavity Search
54	54
55		-AD 01_110 Follow-Up Search
	55	+AD 01_110 Initial Search
56	56
57		-AD 01_111 Exigent Circumstances
	57	+AD 01_112 Follow-Up Search
58	58
59		-AD 01_112 Cross Gender
	59	+AD 01_113 Exigent Circumstances
60	60
61		-AD 01_113 Mixed Gender
	61	+AD 01_114 Cross Gender
62	62
63		-AD 01_114 Unknown Gender
	63	+AD 01_115 Mixed Gender
64	64
	65	+AD 01_116 Unknown Gender
65	65
66		-**AD 01_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
67	67
	68	+**AD 01_101 __DISTRIBUTION__**
	69	+
	70	+1. Standard distribution.
	71	+
	72	+**AD 01_102 __DEFINITIONS__**
	73	+
68	68	1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
69	69	1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
70	70	1. ICE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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83	83	1. Transvestite: A person who uses clothing, make-up, and/or other devices to appear to be of the opposite gender.
84	84	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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86		-**AD 01_102 __REFERENCES__**
	92	+**AD 01_103 __REFERENCES__**
87	87
88	88	1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Standards:
89	89	11. 13.
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90	90	1. Utah Counties Insurance Pool:
91	91	11. ML-V.A.2.
92	92	1. Utah Sheriffs Association Jail Standards:
93		-11. C03.03.01: Scope of Arrestee Searches
94		-11. C03.03.02: Reasonable Suspicion Not Required
	99	+11. C 03.03.01: Scope of Arrestee Searches
	100	+11. C 03.03.02: Reasonable Suspicion
	101	+11. C 03.03.03: Individualized Suspicion Not Required
	102	+11. C 03.03.04: Exigent Circumstances
95	95	11. C 03.03.05: Voluntary Waivers
96		-11. C03.03.06: Initial Search of Inmate
97		-11. C03.03.07: Follow-Up Search
98		-11. F03.01.01: Written Search Policies and Procedures Required
99		-11. F03.01.02: Content: Searches
100		-11. F03.02.01: Contraband Control
101		-11. F03.02.02: Reasonable Searches
102		-11. F03.03.01: Basis for Conducting Searches
103		-11. F03.03.02: Scope of Intrusion and Justification
104		-11. F03.03.03: Manner of Search
105		-11. F03.03.04: Rub Searches
106		-11. F03.03.05: Strip Searches
107		-11. F03.03.07: Digital Body Cavity Searches
108		-11. F03.03.08: Exigent Circumstances
109		-11. J05.03.03: Admission Searches of Work-Release Inmates
	104	+11. C 03.03.06: Initial Search of Prisoner
	105	+11. C 03.03.07: Follow-Up Search
	106	+11. F 03.01.01: Written Search Policies and Procedures Required
	107	+11. F 03.01.02: Content
	108	+11. F 03.02.01: Contraband Control
	109	+11. F 03.02.02: Reasonable Searches
	110	+11. F 03.03.01: Basis for Conducting Searches
	111	+11. F 03.03.02: Scope of Intrusion and Justification
	112	+11. F 03.03.03: Manner of Search
	113	+11. F 03.03.04: Rub Searches
	114	+11. F 03.03.05: Strip Searches
	115	+11. F 03.03.06: Visual Body Cavity Searches
	116	+11. F 03.03.07: Digital Body Cavity Searches
	117	+11. J05.03.03: Admission Searches of Work-Release Prisoners
110	110	11. N01.03.01: General
111		-11. N01.03.02: Female Inmates
	119	+11. N01.03.02: Female Prisoners
112	112	11. N02.01.01: Written Cross-Gender Searches and Supervision Policies and Procedures Required
113		-11. N02.01.02: Content: Cross-Gender Searches and Supervision
114		-11. N02.02.01: Frisk and Searches of Male Inmates
115		-11. N02.02.02: Strip Searches of Male Inmates
116		-11. N02.02.03: Male Searches of Female Inmates
117		-11. N02.02.04: Documentation of Searches
	121	+11. N02.01.02: Content
	122	+11. N02.02.01: Frisk and Searches of Male Prisoners
	123	+11. N02.02.02: Strip Searches of Male Prisoners
	124	+11. N02.02.03: Male Searches of Female Prisoners
	125	+11. N02.02.04: Documentation
118	118
119		-**AD 01_103 __GENERAL__**
	127	+**AD 01_104 __GENERAL__**
120	120
121	121	1. Policy:
122	122	11. Staff shall conduct only reasonable searches.
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126	126	111. Provide an appropriate degree of privacy for intrusive searches or other searches which by their nature would tend to be exceptionally embarrassing or humiliating, if possible;
127	127	111. Ensure adequate sanitation precautions, when possible; and
128	128	111. Ensure that persons conducting searches have adequate training and authority to conduct the type of search involved.
129		-11. When force is necessary to enforce a lawful search only a reasonable amount of force shall be used.
130	130	11. Searches shall be conducted routinely and randomly, with limitation as explained below.
131	131	11. A search for safety concerns (i.e., frisk search) should include, at a minimum, a search for:
132	132	111. Weapons;
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139	139	111. Past suicide attempts;
140	140	111. Needle "tracks";
141	141	111. Problems which might require staff intervention or follow-up.
142		-11. All searches more intrusive than a rub search shall be documented in the Spillman computer system and shall include:
	149	+11. All searches shall be documented in the Spillman computer system and shall include:
143	143	111. Date, time, and location of the search;
144	144	111. The name of the individual searched;
145	145	111. The name(s) of the officer(s) involved in the search;
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152	152	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.
153	153	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.
154	154
155		-**AD 01_104 __FRISK SEARCH__**
	162	+**AD 01_105 __FRISK SEARCH__**
156	156
157	157	1. Policy:
158	158	11. A frisk search of a detainee may be performed at any time, at the officer's discretion.
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162	162	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.
163	163	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.
164	164
165		-**AD 01_105 __RUB SEARCH__**
	172	+**AD 01_106 __RUB SEARCH__**
166	166
167	167	1. Policy:
168	168	11. All prisoners shall be subject to rub searches at any time during their incarceration at PCF. Rub searches may be conducted on a routine, selective, or random basis.
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177	177	11. Rationale:
178	178	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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180		-**AD 01_106 __STRIP SEARCH__**
	187	+**AD 01_107 __STRIP SEARCH__**
181	181
182	182	1. Policy:
183	183	11. Strip searches shall be done in a manner which reasonably ensures that prisoners being searched are observed only by:
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184	184	111. Staff conducting or assisting with the search; and/or
185	185	111. Staff working in the area.
186	186	11. Strip searches may include:
187		-111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_109);
	194	+111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_110);
188	188	111. Inmates returning to PCF from outside the secure areas of the jail;
189	189	111. Inmates believed to be in possession of contraband;
190	190	111. Inmates in an area of a scheduled shakedown or area search;
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196	196	11. Strip searches require reasonable suspicion for prisoners of “arrestee” status.
197	197	11. Strip searches do not require reasonable suspicion for prisoners of “inmate” status.
198	198	1. Rationale:
199		-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.
	206	+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.
200	200	11. Strip searches are a necessary tool in protecting jail security and safety because:
201	201	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
202	202	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.
203	203	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.
204	204
205		-**AD 01_107 __VISUAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
	212	+**AD 01_108 __VISUAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
206	206
207	207	1. Policy:
208	208	11. Visual body cavity searches shall be done in a manner which reasonably ensures that prisoners being searched are observed only by:
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209	209	111. Staff conducting or assisting with the search; and/or
210	210	111. Staff working in the area.
211	211	11. Visual body cavity searches may include:
212		-111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_109);
	219	+111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_110);
213	213	111. Inmates believed to be in possession of contraband;
214	214	111. Inmates in an area of a scheduled shakedown or area search;
215	215	111. Inmates leaving the secure area of the jail who are still in custody;
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224	224	1. Rationale:
225	225	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.
226	226
227		-**AD 01_108 __DIGITAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
	234	+**AD 01_109 __DIGITAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
228	228
229	229	1. Policy:
230	230	11. Digital body cavity searches shall be conducted in a private room and shall be done in a manner which reasonably ensures that prisoners being searched are observed only by staff conducting or assisting with the search.
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243	243	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.
244	244	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.
245	245
246		-**AD 01_109 __INITIAL SEARCH__**
	253	+**AD 01_110 __INITIAL SEARCH__**
247	247
248	248	1. Policy:
249	249	11. All arrestees entering the jail shall receive an initial search by PCF staff. The initial search shall be a rub search, unless a more intrusive search is required because there is:
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267	267	11. The reasonable suspicion standard for intrusive searches is a clearly established constitutional requirement.
268	268	11. Court decisions requiring reasonable suspicion before conducting intrusive searches during the admissions process apply only to pretrial arrestees being booked for nonviolent misdemeanors.
269	269
270		-**AD 01_110 __FOLLOW-UP SEARCH__**
	277	+**AD 01_111 __FOLLOW-UP SEARCH__**
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272	272	1. Policy:
273	273	11. If a prisoner has exhausted efforts to make bail or obtain other pre-arraignment release and must be moved into the jail population, a more thorough search may then be provided. A strip search or visual body cavity search may be conducted at this stage. However, prisoners shall not be transitioned from arrestee status for the purpose of conducting a strip search or visual body cavity search.
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278	278	1. Rationale:
279	279	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.
280	280
281		-**AD 01_111 __EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES__**
	288	+**AD 01_112 __EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES__**
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283	283	1. Policy:
284	284	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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285	285	1. Rationale:
286	286	11. Emergencies and other circumstances which require immediate action to meet safety or security needs create an exception to the limits on searches.
287	287
288		-**AD 01_112 __CROSS GENDER__**
	295	+**AD 01_113 __CROSS GENDER__**
289	289
290	290	1. Policy:
291	291	11. Female staff may rub search male prisoners in the normal course of duty;
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309	309	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.
310	310	11. Refer to “Inmate Surveillance and Supervision” policy (CC 08).
311	311
312		-**AD 01_113 __MIXED GENDER__**
	319	+**AD 01_114 __MIXED GENDER__**
313	313
314	314	1. Policy:
315	315	11. Hermaphrodites shall be searched by the gender that is most predominate in the prisoner to be searched, as determined by the on-duty supervisor.
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318	318	1. Rationale
319	319	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.
320	320
321		-**AD 01_114 __UNKNOWN GENDER__**
	328	+**AD 01_115 __UNKNOWN GENDER__**
322	322
323	323	1. Policy:
324	324	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.