Section 22.05.067. Prisoner searches.

	(a)  Searches of individual prisoners must be reasonably related to the security interests of the facility.  
	(b)  Prisoners are subject to a frisk search by facility staff at any time.  
	(c)  A prisoner is subject to a strip search, by a staff member who, except under exigent circumstances, must be the same sex as the prisoner being searched,  
		(1) upon initial admission;  
		(2) upon apprehension from an escape or attempted escape;  
		(3) upon initial admission to segregation;  
		(4) upon re-entry to a facility after leaving the security perimeter or grounds;  
		(5) at the conclusion of a contact visit;  
		(6) upon returning from a classroom or area where tools were present or in use, or other similar circumstances;  
		(7) upon return from the grounds of a facility which are accessible for the introduction of contraband, and other similar circumstances; and  
		(8) at any time there exists a reasonable basis to conclude the prisoner is in possession of contraband.  
	(d)  A prisoner is subject to a body cavity search if probable cause exists to conclude that the prisoner possesses contraband inside a body cavity. A body cavity search will be conducted by medical personnel in the presence of a correctional officer of the same sex as the prisoner being searched.  

Authorities

11.56.375;11.56.380;33.30.011;33.30.021;44.28.030

Notes

Authority

AS 11.56.375 AS 11.56.380 AS 33.30.011 AS 33.30.021 AS 44.28.030

History

Eff. 1/9/87, Register 101