strip search

noun

Definition of strip search

: a search for something concealed on a person made after removal of the person's clothing

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The administrators ordered random strip searches of all prisoners.

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Federal public defenders say 120 asylum-seekers are enduring conditions that include strip searches and overcrowded cells with open toilets at a federal prison in Oregon where some have considered suicide and at least one has attempted it. — Andrew Selsky, The Seattle Times, "Asylum-seekers endure horrible conditions in Oregon prison, lawyers say," 21 July 2018 Hardiman also was involved in a decision that upheld the rights of prisons to strip search inmates. — Katherine Nails, Philly.com, "Brett Kavanaugh: Fast facts about Trump's Supreme Court nominee," 9 July 2018 In state and federal prisons, strip searches of visitors are permitted with consent, but not cavity checks. — Jan Ransom, New York Times, "Women Describe Invasive Strip Searches on Visits to City Jails," 26 Apr. 2018 Arrestees are not required to undergo strip searches. — William Lee, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago cops investigating how suspect got loaded handgun into police lockup," 19 June 2018 Video by Bill Schulz MADISON - The state reached a sweeping settlement Friday over its treatment of juvenile inmates that would end the use of pepper spray, greatly restrict solitary confinement and reduce strip searches. — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Sweeping deal with teen inmates will see Wisconsin end use of pepper spray and restrict solitary at teen prisons," 1 June 2018 In the case of the Mexican 17-year-old, the lawsuit said a staff member who suspected him of possessing contraband threw him to the ground and forcibly tore off his clothes for an impromptu strip search. — CBS News, "Young immigrants detained in Virginia allege they were beaten while cuffed, left nude in cells," 21 June 2018 In the case of the Mexican 17-year-old, the lawsuit said a staff member who suspected him of possessing contraband threw him to the ground and forcibly tore off his clothes for an impromptu strip search. — USA TODAY, "Young immigrants detained in Virginia center allege abuse," 21 June 2018 In the case of the Mexican 17-year-old, the lawsuit said a staff member who suspected him of possessing contraband threw him to the ground and forcibly tore off his clothes for an impromptu strip search. — Michael Biesecker, chicagotribune.com, "Beatings, bags over their heads, racial slurs: Young migrants detained in Virginia allege abuse in lawsuit," 21 June 2018

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