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Changes for page AD 01 Prisoner Searches

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Change comment: Added Section 115, removed other bits to match

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16 16  
17 17  Replaces and/or Supersedes:
18 18  
19 -PD 01, CD 01
19 +AD 01 10/26/2011
20 20  
21 21  Published:
22 22  
23 -01/26/2011
23 +06/01/2020
24 24  
25 25  Review Date:
26 26  
27 -01/09/2017
27 +06/01/2020
28 28  
29 29  
30 30  Sheriff Cory Pulsipher
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62 62  
63 63  AD 01_114 Unknown Gender
64 64  
65 +AD 01_115 Voluntary Exposure
65 65  
67 +
66 66  **AD 01_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
67 67  
68 68  1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
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93 93  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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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.
205 205  
206 206  **AD 01_107 __VISUAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
207 207  
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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.
330 +
331 +**AD 01_115 __VOLUNTARY EXPOSURE__**
332 +
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.