Sept. 27, 2012

Strip Search

by James Collins (author's profile)

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"Strip Searches"

Here in prison strip searches are as common as brushing one's teeth, but do they serve a penological interest to the state? The anus cavity has a string of muscles called "O" rings, which pushes the dung along the anus canal.

Most inmates that secure items within such a space empty their system of dung before hiding contraband - so there's nothing to push at the contraband.

All inmates know that if contraband is pushed past the second "O" ring then the items will not be exposed to visual inspections - and no amount of coughing will produce the materials.

There is no supporting facts that law enforcement agencies ever find contraband by these visual inspections; however using a ward is an effective measure in producing weapons of metal. My question to all of this is - how did such a bizarre tactic ever get started by these agencies. There is no supporting data to show visually inspecting an anus will produce products. Some inmates keep drugs, weapons that are made of plastic in their anus, as it's the safest place to hide contraband. So why do they do useless anal searches of inmates. When and if an inmate is suspected of having contraband he should be taken to the prison's infirmary to have medical staff physically remove it.

By James Collins

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