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search procedures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Contraband | any unauthorized article or any authorized article in excessive quantities |
| Hard contraband | any item that is a violation of Florida State Statutes or poses a serious threat to the safety and security of the facility |
| Nuisance contraband | any item which may be or has been authorized for possession at one time, but which is prohibited when excessive or altered |
| Frisk Search | - a search of a clothed person performed by an officer in an attempt to determine if the individual is concealing contraband |
| Strip Search | - Search conducted by having an arrested person remove or arrange some or all of his or her clothing so as to permit a visual inspection of the genitals, buttocks, anus, and/or breasts in the case of a female |
| Body Cavity Search | a forensic internal search of the body cavities of an inmate. |
| Probable Cause | the officer's knowledge of facts and circumstances based on reasonable trustworthy information |
| Reasonable Suspicion | standard in which a person in the same circumstances could reasonably believe a person is engaged in crime |
| Conducting searches will protect the safety | of personnel, inmates, and others within Department of Corrections facilities |
| It will also prevent the introduction | of weapons and contraband into the facility |
| Searches will be conducted in the most discreet manner possible | using officers of the same sex to search when possible |
| Male officers will not search a female | unless there is reason to believe a weapon is present, and a female officer is not available |
| Female officers will search females | The procedures in this directive will also apply to juvenile inmates |
| During searches, inmates may create | distractions or incidents hoping officers will discontinue the search, |
| If a search is interrupted for any reason | officers shall ensure that the search is completed as soon as practical |
| A successful frisk search must be performed | in an orderly and systematic manner in accordance with training |
| Once the restraints are removed | a more thorough search will be conducted according to training |
| Upon completion of the search | return all personal clothing and items excluding contraband to the person |
| Any contraband found belonging to an individual excluding nuisance contraband | will be placed in an envelope or paper bag and sealed |
| The determination of a relationship will be based on the circumstances | and the knowledge and experience of the officer involved |
| In order to maintain control of use and movement of contraband by inmates, frisk searching will be performed on inmates frequently | 7. When their housing cell or bunk is searched; 8. After they've been restrained when claiming they are self harm |
| Inmates who are high profile | known to be violent, uncontrollable, and/or known to carry contraband shall be searched frequently |
| Inmates at the PDF will be searched in the hallways | leading to the housing areas prior to allowing the inmates to return to their housing areas |
| A strip search of an arrestee at intake shall only be conducted | when there is reasonable belief or suspicion that he may be in possession of an item of contraband |
| However, in certain situations as discussed below, a strip search may only be conducted | based on probable cause that the arrestee is in possession of contraband and/or a weapon |
| The least invasive form of search | should be conducted |
| One of the two requirements listed below must be satisfied in order to conduct a strip search | Probable Cause: Reasonable Suspicion |
| Body cavity searches will not be conducted by | Department of Corrections officers or Division of Health Services personnel |
| Inspection of body cavities will be conducted only when | a court order is obtained or when DHS personnel determine it is medically necessary |
| All areas where inmates are housed or otherwise detained | will be searched at regular and irregular intervals |
| Each Housing Security Sergeant or Officer in Charge | will be responsible for conducting and/or supervising a search of housing areas and inmate activity |
| Watch one will only conduct random searches between the hours of | 2300 and 0130 or between meal service and 0700 hours |
| Random searches will not be conducted between the hours | of 0130 and the time meal service begins. This will allow inmates to get proper rest |
| Each self-harm inmate and each self-harm cell will be searched | within the first hour of each shift each day |
| I-block cells will be searched once each | each watch on Watch Two and Watch Three |
| Each time inmates enter or leave a housing unit | Inmates at the PDF will be searched in the hallways leadingto the housing areas |
| The purpose of a housing search is to | 1. Prevent introduction of weapons 2. Discover and suppress trafficking narcotics, hard contraband |
| The purpose of a housing search is to | 3. Detect weapons, escape devices, or other hard contraband items; 4. Detect possible attempts or means of escape |
| The purpose of a housing search is to | Enforce rules designated to eliminate the usual causes of inmate dissension and strife gambling, petit theft, narcotics, etc. |
| The preferred method for conducting a housing search is | 1. Frisk search and secure the inmates outside of their living areas in a holding area; 2. Enter and scan the housing area, noting anything unusual or out of place |
| The preferred method for conducting a housing search is | Select a starting point and search from left to right, top to bottom |
| If contraband is found, stop and process | stop and process |
| The search should continue at the location | in which it stopped due to the discovery of the contraband, continuing in a systematic method until complete |
| Items of potential value including currency | will be properly documented and reported to a supervisor for disposition |
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