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Searches in Corrections. Contraband:. noun : contraband 1. goods that have been imported or exported illegally. "the police looked for drugs, guns, and other contraband" adjective : contraband 1.
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Contraband: • noun: contraband 1. goods that have been imported or exported illegally. • "the police looked for drugs, guns, and other contraband" • adjective: contraband 1. • imported or exported illegally, either in defiance of a total ban or without payment of duty.
Contraband: • Items inmates neither paid for nor obtained legally according to institutional policy.
Searches • Types • Relationship with contraband • Process of searching including PREA searches of opposite sex and cross gender inmates. • Conditions
Types Of Searches • Clothed Body Search • Unclothed Body Search • Housing Unit or Cell Search • Perimeter or Area Search • Vehicle Search
Cross Gender and Opposite sex Searches • For Cross gender and opposite sex searches refer to PREA compliant instructions.
Strip or Unclothed Search • Upon initial admission or re-admission into a facility. • After any contact visit. • If reasonable suspicion exists that an inmate may have contraband on their person. • Utilized to control the flow of contraband coming into a facility.
Strip or Unclothed Search • Conditions apply to normal operations • Should be done by two officers • Should be done out of public view • Should be done by officers of the same sex as the inmate • Officers should maintain professionalism at all times • Officers should not touch the inmates at any time during the search
Strip or Unclothed Search • Conducting the search • The primary officer gives the commands • Either officer can conduct the search • One officer must maintain a visual on the inmate at all times
Strip or Unclothed Search • Start at the head • Hair, mouth, ears, nose • Search the torso • Under arms, between fingers, under fatty areas, the groin area • Search the lower body • Legs, toes, and anal area
Strip or Unclothed Search • If contraband is suspected in a body cavity or cast • Notify your chain of command • Contact medical personnel immediately Note: No one, except medical personnel, is authorized to conduct a body cavity search
Clothed or Pat–Down Searches • When an inmate moves from one area of the institution to another • When an inmate leaves a work assignment • When an inmate returns to a supervisor after being in a non supervised area • Utilized to control the flow of contraband inside the facility
Clothed or Pat–Down Searches • Conducted by one officer • The inmate should remove all items in pockets • Can be conducted from various positions
Clothed or Pat–Down Searches Note: In the event of a possible blood borne exposure, be sure to follow the training received in the blood borne pathogen class • Start at the head • Squeeze the collar and all seams • Check one side at a time
Clothed or Pat–Down Searches • Check the torso area • Check the belt line • Check the buttocks and groin area • Check the legs • Check the shoes • Check the items from the pockets
Cell Searches • Should be conducted regularly • Used to eliminate the danger of forbidden articles Note: In the event of a possible blood borne exposure, be sure to follow the training received in the blood borne pathogen class
Cell Searches • Use the proper tools / equipment • To include PPE (e.g. latex gloves) Flashlight. • Think like an inmate • Search the inmates and move them to a secure area • Survey the room • Inmates do not have the right to be present during a search.
Cell Searches • The most common and effective way to search is to always start in the same place and work your way around the cell. • The same with housing
Perimeter • Checking the perimeter for contraband, or evidence of or the ability of a possible escape.
Vehicle Searches • Should be conducted on every vehicle entering/exiting a facility • Used to prevent escapes • Used to prevent the introduction of contraband to a facility • Used to prevent contraband exiting a facility
Vehicle Searches Look in passenger areas Look in freight compartments Look in trunks Look in motor areas Look at the underside of the vehicle
Documentation • A requirement for ALL Searches • Written receipt for ALL items taken • Done to reduce liability
Searches • Prevention • Control and limit the contraband in the institution by conducting efficient and appropriate searches.
Oct 27 2015, 11:56 am ET Drone Carrying Package With Drugs and Blades Found in Oklahoma Prison Yardby Elisha Fieldstadt Unmanned aerial vehicle and contraband found on the grounds of Oklahoma State Penitentiary.