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19		-AD 01 10/26/2011
	19	+PD 01, CD 01
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21	21	Published:
22	22
23		-06/01/2020
	23	+01/26/2011
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25	25	Review Date:
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27		-06/01/2020
	27	+01/26/2012
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29	29
30	30	Sheriff Cory Pulsipher
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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_115 Voluntary Exposure
	65	+AD 01_116 Unknown Gender
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67	67
68		-**AD 01_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
	68	+**AD 01_101 __DISTRIBUTION__**
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	70	+1. Standard distribution.
	71	+
	72	+**AD 01_102 __DEFINITIONS__**
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70	70	1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
71	71	1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
72	72	1. ICE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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85	85	1. Transvestite: A person who uses clothing, make-up, and/or other devices to appear to be of the opposite gender.
86	86	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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88		-**AD 01_102 __REFERENCES__**
	92	+**AD 01_103 __REFERENCES__**
89	89
90	90	1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Standards:
91	91	11. 13.
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92	92	1. Utah Counties Insurance Pool:
93	93	11. ML-V.A.2.
94	94	1. Utah Sheriffs Association Jail Standards:
95		-11. C01.03.02: Receiving Female Inmates
96		-11. C03.03.01: Scope of Arrestee Searches
97		-11. C03.03.02: Reasonable Suspicion Not Required
98		-11. C03.03.05: Voluntary Waivers
99		-11. C03.03.06: Initial Search of Inmate
100		-11. C03.03.07: Follow-Up Search
101		-11. F03.01.01: Written Search Policies and Procedures Required
102		-11. F03.01.02: Content: Searches
103		-11. F03.02.01: Contraband Control
104		-11. F03.02.02: Reasonable Searches
105		-11. F03.03.01: Basis for Conducting Searches
106		-11. F03.03.02: Scope of Intrusion and Justification
107		-11. F03.03.03: Manner of Search
108		-11. F03.03.04: Rub Searches
109		-11. F03.03.05: Strip Searches
110		-11. F03.03.07: Digital Body Cavity Searches
111		-11. F03.03.08: Exigent Circumstances
112		-11. F03.03.09: Voluntary Exposure
113		-11. J05.03.03: Admission Searches of Work-Release Inmates
	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
	103	+11. C 03.03.05: Voluntary Waivers
	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
114	114	11. N01.03.01: General
115		-11. N01.03.02: Female Inmates
	119	+11. N01.03.02: Female Prisoners
116	116	11. N02.01.01: Written Cross-Gender Searches and Supervision Policies and Procedures Required
117		-11. N02.01.02: Content: Cross-Gender Searches and Supervision
118		-11. N02.02.01: Frisk and Searches of Male Inmates
119		-11. N02.02.02: Strip Searches of Male Inmates
120		-11. N02.02.03: Male Searches of Female Inmates
121		-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
122	122
123		-**AD 01_103 __GENERAL__**
	127	+**AD 01_104 __GENERAL__**
124	124
125	125	1. Policy:
126	126	11. Staff shall conduct only reasonable searches.
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143	143	111. Past suicide attempts;
144	144	111. Needle "tracks";
145	145	111. Problems which might require staff intervention or follow-up.
146		-11. All searches more intrusive than a rub search shall be documented in the Spillman computer system and shall include:
	150	+11. All searches shall be documented in the Spillman computer system and shall include:
147	147	111. Date, time, and location of the search;
148	148	111. The name of the individual searched;
149	149	111. The name(s) of the officer(s) involved in the search;
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156	156	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.
157	157	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.
158	158
159		-**AD 01_104 __FRISK SEARCH__**
	163	+**AD 01_105 __FRISK SEARCH__**
160	160
161	161	1. Policy:
162	162	11. A frisk search of a detainee may be performed at any time, at the officer's discretion.
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166	166	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.
167	167	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.
168	168
169		-**AD 01_105 __RUB SEARCH__**
	173	+**AD 01_106 __RUB SEARCH__**
170	170
171	171	1. Policy:
172	172	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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181	181	11. Rationale:
182	182	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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184		-**AD 01_106 __STRIP SEARCH__**
	188	+**AD 01_107 __STRIP SEARCH__**
185	185
186	186	1. Policy:
187	187	11. Strip searches shall be done in a manner which reasonably ensures that prisoners being searched are observed only by:
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188	188	111. Staff conducting or assisting with the search; and/or
189	189	111. Staff working in the area.
190	190	11. Strip searches may include:
191		-111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_109);
	195	+111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_110);
192	192	111. Inmates returning to PCF from outside the secure areas of the jail;
193	193	111. Inmates believed to be in possession of contraband;
194	194	111. Inmates in an area of a scheduled shakedown or area search;
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200	200	11. Strip searches require reasonable suspicion for prisoners of “arrestee” status.
201	201	11. Strip searches do not require reasonable suspicion for prisoners of “inmate” status.
202	202	1. Rationale:
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.
	207	+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.
204	204	11. Strip searches are a necessary tool in protecting jail security and safety because:
205	205	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
206	206	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.
	211	+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.
207	207
208		-**AD 01_107 __VISUAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
	213	+**AD 01_108 __VISUAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
209	209
210	210	1. Policy:
211	211	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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212	212	111. Staff conducting or assisting with the search; and/or
213	213	111. Staff working in the area.
214	214	11. Visual body cavity searches may include:
215		-111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_109);
	220	+111. Arrestees at admission as detailed in the Initial Search section below (AD 01_110);
216	216	111. Inmates believed to be in possession of contraband;
217	217	111. Inmates in an area of a scheduled shakedown or area search;
218	218	111. Inmates leaving the secure area of the jail who are still in custody;
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227	227	1. Rationale:
228	228	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.
229	229
230		-**AD 01_108 __DIGITAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
	235	+**AD 01_109 __DIGITAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
231	231
232	232	1. Policy:
233	233	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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246	246	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.
247	247	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.
248	248
249		-**AD 01_109 __INITIAL SEARCH__**
	254	+**AD 01_110 __INITIAL SEARCH__**
250	250
251	251	1. Policy:
252	252	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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270	270	11. The reasonable suspicion standard for intrusive searches is a clearly established constitutional requirement.
271	271	11. Court decisions requiring reasonable suspicion before conducting intrusive searches during the admissions process apply only to pretrial arrestees being booked for nonviolent misdemeanors.
272	272
273		-**AD 01_110 __FOLLOW-UP SEARCH__**
	278	+**AD 01_111 __FOLLOW-UP SEARCH__**
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275	275	1. Policy:
276	276	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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281	281	1. Rationale:
282	282	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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284		-**AD 01_111 __EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES__**
	289	+**AD 01_112 __EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES__**
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286	286	1. Policy:
287	287	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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288	288	1. Rationale:
289	289	11. Emergencies and other circumstances which require immediate action to meet safety or security needs create an exception to the limits on searches.
290	290
291		-**AD 01_112 __CROSS GENDER__**
	296	+**AD 01_113 __CROSS GENDER__**
292	292
293	293	1. Policy:
294	294	11. Female staff may rub search male prisoners in the normal course of duty;
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312	312	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.
313	313	11. Refer to “Inmate Surveillance and Supervision” policy (CC 08).
314	314
315		-**AD 01_113 __MIXED GENDER__**
	320	+**AD 01_114 __MIXED GENDER__**
316	316
317	317	1. Policy:
318	318	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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321	321	1. Rationale
322	322	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.
323	323
324		-**AD 01_114 __UNKNOWN GENDER__**
	329	+**AD 01_115 __UNKNOWN GENDER__**
325	325
326	326	1. Policy:
327	327	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.
328	328	1. Rationale:
329	329	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.