Prison strip searched etc

My lawyer contacted me to tell me that I had been indicted in Topeka, KS. It was regarding a theft of the personal information of several thousand people from the Federal Home Loan Bank while I was working on a contract there. I knew that there was an investigation, but I was shocked to learn that I had been indicted. My attorney instructed me to fly out and turn myself in (I lived in Washington, DC) and he’d have me released on my own recognizance right away and we’d get things cleared up.(It turned out that a coworker was responsible and when he was caught he attempted to make it seem like the whole thing was my idea. He had somehow gotten and used my password several times. The charges were eventually dropped but not before I suffered through a terrifying ordeal.) The lead detective on the case, Det. Brinks, was working with the Secret Service. He apparently thought I knew more than I did. I turned myself in at the Federal Building at the agreed upon time, 3pm on a Friday, truly expecting to be on my way home in half an hour. There was a small office which served as a makeshift intake area. There were about 5 enormous Federal Marshalls in there just bullshitting. The one sitting behind the desk told me the judge had been called away on an emergency. I said if it was absolutely necessary, I could stay the weekend and come back on Monday. To my utter shock and dismay, I was told that since I was already technically in custody I couldn’t be released until I was arraigned. I would have to stay the weekend. When I attempted to argue, I was told that I could make things difficult or easy but either way I was staying in there until Monday. I said I wouldn’t be any trouble. I was then ordered to strip naked right there. I was finger printed and photographed after I was naked. I was then told to sit in a chair and wait until Detective Brinks was contacted regarding whether I would remain in the Federal holding area or taken across the street to the county jail. I was now naked for about 45 minutes in front of what seemed like a revolving door of big bears of men dressed in Marshall uniforms and carrying weapons. They all seemed to stare at me as they walked by. Brinks finally arrived himself and told me I couldn’t stay in county lockup because I was a Federal prisoner. He asked if I had been searched and the Marshall behind the desk said no and did he want him to “take care of the kid?” Brinks said that no, he’d “handle the boy” and everyone could leave for the weekend. He ordered me to stand with my hands behind my head and legs apart. Three of the remaining Marshalls stood there and watched. I opened my mouth and he stuck in a big and surprisingly ungloved finger and felt around. He looked in my nose and ears and ran his hands through my hair. Then he had me sit again while he examined my feet, then stand and he lifted my dick and then balls. Then he told me to bend over and spread my cheeks. I heard him ask for lotion. I could not believe he was gonna put a finger in my butt! I was wrong. He used two from each hand to extremely painfully pull my anus open and asked another guy to shine a flashlight up there. Then he let go and shoved in his middle finger and swirled it around.“Alright, you can stand up.“ He remarked to the other guys how good my hygiene was because his fingers didn’t even smell like shit. They all chuckled in a weird way. Brinks opened a large metal door on the far side of the room and told me to follow him. Inside there was a corridor with 4 holding cells on either side, all metal bars between them and no privacy at all. At the end of the hallway there was a completely open shower area with 6 heads. No one at all was back there except someone sleeping on a metal “bed“ in one of the cells. Brinks told me I’d have to shower and to go get to it. He watched me with a look that turned my blood to ice as I washed using a filthy bar of soap with hairs on it in a dish attached to the wall.

He told me that if I played ball, things would be much easier on me but if I kept insisting I already gave them all the info I had in the video deposition I gave the Secret Service agents who interviewed me in DC things could get real bad. I begged him to believe that I was being completely honest. He just shook his head and said I was only hurting myself. When I was done, he said that this was just a holding area used while prisoners waited to see their judge and not meant for anyone to stay more than a few hours and certainly not overnight or for a weekend so it would be uncomfortable. He put me in the closest cell all wet and said he’d see if he could find me a towel. There were only 2 metal beds attached to the floor and the standard metal sink/toilet combo. I sat down shaking both from fear and cold and put my head in my hands.“Hey! Hey kid! Are you alright?” I looked up to see a big, beefy farm boy/offensive lineman type. He was wearing only white boxers.“I don’t know. They told me I’d be arraigned and released and out of here hours ago. Now I’m locked in here til Monday cause the judge left on some emergency.”“How come you’re naked dude?”“They strip searched me and never gave me anything to wear.”“Yeah, all they gave me were these filthy boxers with piss stains. It’s fucked up if they don’t give ya nothing at all. Don’t look good for us, does it?”“Huh?”“You know what happens in jail, right?”“Are you gonna rape me?”“Fuck no, but these cops looked at me like I was a fuckin playmate. Or they might put someone in here who’ll rape us. My name is Russ by the way. You ever been in before?”“Never Russ. And I‘m Jack.”“Me neither Jack and I’m gettin real fuckin scared. Nothin bout this seems right. That Brinks is a psycho I think. Fuck, the door is openin!! I’m asleep!” He laid back down and pretended to sleep. Brinks threw me shackles and told me if I wanted the towel he had with him then put them on. I complied and he threw me the towel and watched, more like leered, as I dried off.“Have you ever had a man’s penis in your asshole boy?”“No sir, I’m not gay.”“Well, get ready because I’m gonna fuck ya." He was already stripping as I was begging him not to do this. He opened my door, not even bothering to lock it again and ordered me to bend over the bench/bed. I did, sobbing. Russ said "Please sir, he told me he don't know nothin. It ain't right to fuck a man. He'll never be the same!" "Another word and you're next. As soon as I saw his video deposition I wanted to hurt this smug rich boy." He had his belt in his hand and beat me til I was begging him to fuck me. He stopped and got his lotion, lubed me and shoved his big dick into my ass. I knew there would be pain, but nothing could've prepared me for how much it hurt. I shrieked without shame and begged him to stop. With one hand, he viciously pulled and twisted each nipple and with the other he pulled and squeezed my balls. He bit my back, neck and ears til he drew blood. I passed out before he came. I woke on the floor as he was pissing on my face. "Got anything new to admit, whore?" "PLEASE! I told you everything! If I could make this stop I would! I can't even make up some shit cause I don't know what you want to hear! Fuck!" "I believe you." He did the same to Russ and put us in together naked. We cried and held each other. We got out on Monday. Russ was told his was a case of mistaken identity. He left Kansas and moved in with me. We're both married now and live in Raleigh, NC. We're still close friends. Russ fucked me once years ago because what we went through gave us weird feelings. But we proved we weren't gay and it never happened again. Brinks is well known for raping and torturing young men but nothing has ever been done about it.

Whenever I was transferred on/off a tier in the county jail, every man was forced against a wall, stripped waist down, and forced to bend over and hold our ass cheeks open for long lengths of time. The guard would take forever and make jokes about our man pussy and tell us he knows we giving it up.

I've been to prison in the UK., US., Germany and
Latvia five times all. Everytime and more, thoroughly strip searched from head to toes.
In my case, heavily tattooed and pierced; as a Jew, circumcised. Quite frankly, for the most part,
I don't complain. For one thing, the security
is mutual: you can't get into added trouble for
the things you're not supposed to have if,
for example, you don't have them anywhere;
second, there's the "if you can't do the Time,
don't do the Crime argument"; third, many guys-
myself and my son Tim who has also been to
prison (in the UK. and Israel) included-
actually quite LIKE being strip searched whether
by male or female 'screws'(guards) or both!

I have been searched by customs here in UK, account below. It is a funny experience having to undress in front of two strangers. Have seen the programs on TV Customs Uk, Passport control, etc and seems strip searches are still happening. I have wondered if they have changed since mine as it was almost 20 years ago now since I was searched.

Lisa

I was searched a long time ago when in my 20s after coming back from Amsterdam with the remains of a joint in a pocket. I was never totally naked I had to strip down to bra and knickers with two officers watching. After searching my clothes they then asked me to remove my bra which one searched while the other had me lift up my arms to look at armpits and then had a good look at boobs. Lucky they are quite small so did not have to lift them up or anything. They then gave me my bra back and after I put that back on said ok luv just pop your knickers off, sliding them down and off while being watched was quite a turn on really. I had to give my knickers to the officer again and while she checked them the other had me stand with legs apart while she crouched down and had a very good look at my vaginal area. Did not have to squat which I think would have been really embarrassing but was then asked to turn around and she asked me to stand with legs apart and then again it was ok dear (made a change from luv) just touch your toes for me, then she had a good look at bum, was tempted to look back through legs to see her expression but chickened out and just looked at floor. I was a little nervous at time as they both had gloves on but no touching at all, the luv and dear i assume was to put me at ease not that you could not fail to be nervous in that situation. After all that got dressed still with them watching and was allowed to go on my way. Whole experience was quite arousing really, undressing in front of people and then being almost naked in front of two fully clothed people is quite an interesting experience.

Ted wrote:

It doesn't just happen to women. I spent 30 days in a large county jail. Upon intake they placed me in a holding cell with a bunch of other guys. Awhile later they walked four of us down the hallway to a medical room that had two doors. There were two female guards and one male guard and four female nurses at different stations. We were told to strip naked and each of us was sent to one of the four nurses. One of the stations was an STD test. A cotton swab inserted in the dick. The female guards seemed to enjoy the view. Both of the doors were kept open. Some young gal came in to retrieve paperwork and just stood there and watched us after she was handed the papers. Anyone passing the open doors could see us naked. So it happens to guys also.

I had a similar experience, but 1. It AINT FUN, and 2. I got slammed around pretty ggod by the CO's while chained to 4 other guys and unable to defend myself. it's humiliating.:(

Lisa wrote:

I have been searched by customs here in UK, account below. It is a funny experience having to undress in front of two strangers. Have seen the programs on TV Customs Uk, Passport control, etc and seems strip searches are still happening. I have wondered if they have changed since mine as it was almost 20 years ago now since I was searched.
Lisa
I was searched a long time ago when in my 20s after coming back from Amsterdam with the remains of a joint in a pocket. I was never totally naked I had to strip down to bra and knickers with two officers watching. After searching my clothes they then asked me to remove my bra which one searched while the other had me lift up my arms to look at armpits and then had a good look at boobs. Lucky they are quite small so did not have to lift them up or anything. They then gave me my bra back and after I put that back on said ok luv just pop your knickers off, sliding them down and off while being watched was quite a turn on really. I had to give my knickers to the officer again and while she checked them the other had me stand with legs apart while she crouched down and had a very good look at my vaginal area. Did not have to squat which I think would have been really embarrassing but was then asked to turn around and she asked me to stand with legs apart and then again it was ok dear (made a change from luv) just touch your toes for me, then she had a good look at bum, was tempted to look back through legs to see her expression but chickened out and just looked at floor. I was a little nervous at time as they both had gloves on but no touching at all, the luv and dear i assume was to put me at ease not that you could not fail to be nervous in that situation. After all that got dressed still with them watching and was allowed to go on my way. Whole experience was quite arousing really, undressing in front of people and then being almost naked in front of two fully clothed people is quite an interesting experience.

No , i can tell you, its exactly the same proceedure now. Me & my friend came back from Turkey last month, & their detectors found the smell of cannabis on my jacket. I do enjoy the odd joint at home sometimes, but that particular day, i had nothing on me at all. It was simply just the left over smell in my jacket pocket from weeks ago.
I was still subjected to a full strip search though, & have never been so embarrassed in all my life.

Courtney wrote:

<quoted text> No , i can tell you, its exactly the same proceedure now. Me & my friend came back from Turkey last month, & their detectors found the smell of cannabis on my jacket. I do enjoy the odd joint at home sometimes, but that particular day, i had nothing on me at all. It was simply just the left over smell in my jacket pocket from weeks ago.
I was still subjected to a full strip search though, & have never been so embarrassed in all my life.

So is it same procedure or has it got worse? Have heard of cases where they ask you to squat, not sure I could have faced that. Were both of you searched? I actually found the officers who did the search ok in fact rather nice, understanding that it is quite an embarrassing situation. Are you willing to share details?

Lisa

Lisa wrote:

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So is it same procedure or has it got worse? Have heard of cases where they ask you to squat, not sure I could have faced that. Were both of you searched? I actually found the officers who did the search ok in fact rather nice, understanding that it is quite an embarrassing situation. Are you willing to share details?
Lisa

It was exactly the way you described. Only i was searched, not my friend, but she was allowed to stay with me. I was never fully naked. It was top clothes first, then i put them back on & had to strip down from the waist.
I did not have to have an internal thank god, but i was told if they had wanted one, they would have got a doctor to do it.
Had i refused, they would have called the police, & i would have been detained under 24hr watch, until they got a court order, & then it would have been done forcibly at a hospital, so you cant win.
Strangely enough, it wasnt being naked that i found intimidating , so much as being naked in front of other fully clothed adults. Its just the ultimate humiliation.

Courtney wrote:

<quoted text> It was exactly the way you described. Only i was searched, not my friend, but she was allowed to stay with me. I was never fully naked. It was top clothes first, then i put them back on & had to strip down from the waist.
I did not have to have an internal thank god, but i was told if they had wanted one, they would have got a doctor to do it.
Had i refused, they would have called the police, & i would have been detained under 24hr watch, until they got a court order, & then it would have been done forcibly at a hospital, so you cant win.
Strangely enough, it wasnt being naked that i found intimidating , so much as being naked in front of other fully clothed adults. Its just the ultimate humiliation.

Thanks for that. I agree it is being naked in front of other fully clothed people which is very intimidating. At least they did it top half first and then bottom half, did same with me apart from it was strip down to bra and knickers. Once they did top with bra off was allowed to put that back on but think I would have also preferred if they let me put my T-shirt on as well, was quite embarrassing to put my bra on in front of someone who was watching every move and did not want to adjust it so was hoping I would not fall out of it when I had to take knickers off and then hand them to her, all the bending over etc. I took a chance when she asked me to turn around to adjust myself which I think they know women do to have more of a chance to keep boobs in place when bending over to touch toes.

Also the initial stages are quite nerve wracking as well, I mean I agreed to the search before following the officer to the actual search room but once there had to sit down while she went through documents etc so the wait knowing I was going to be naked in some form was a strain. Also when i went in there was a table and three chairs plus a counter and could not help but notice the boxes of gloves on the counter different sizes I expect. At that point I was asked my name and she from then on just called me Lisa (or luv lol) and asked again if i consent which I did and if I had anything on my person. Then she started telling me that it was an unclothed search and then finally confirmed that there would be no touching which was a huge relief at that point as up till then assumed it would be just a naked thing but still had the worry that it was going to involve fingers, lube and my nether regions. Then once that was done I remember her standing up and saying ok lets get started and the other officer shutting the door and then locking it. Was just asked to stand in middle of room and undress down to my underwear while they put gloves on as they searched every item of clothing. Once the search was done was strange to be dressing in front of them at least i was just in jeans, T-shirt and slip on shoes. Plus it was end of holiday and was very pleased to be wearing quite nice matching navy underwear, would have been worse I think if in some older underwear last in the suitcase not matching or anything. As I said they were try nice really about the whole thing and did try to put me at ease even if the situation was all a little surreal.

Lisa

Last night my friend & i were arrested at the train station, because a sniffer dog found my friends cannabis in her pocket. We were taken back to the police station, parents called, & strip searched, & it was as horrendous as every one on here said it was. I cried the entire time, & was shaking like a jelly, & i had absolutely NOTHING on or in me. I dont even smoke.!!!
After 4 hrs we were released & my friend got let off with a caution.
When you read these posts & think you know how bad it must be, then times that by 100 & you will be close.

I've been strip searched at customs, by the cops, and in prison. Granted: it's not the best experience on earth, whether you're innocent or guilty (or, maybe, as the case with me, a mixture of both). Nor is it the worse thing that can happen to you. If someone is innocent, assuming there's some sense of Justice around wherever it is, well that will soon be proved sometime, somewhere, in the buff. If guilty, and yeah occasionally I have been, it's probable that one's little number (whatever it is) is soon gonna be up, and standing there with your underwear down or probably off is good time as any to start gettin' that somehow sorted. I must admit, so far as customs or maybe the cops are concerned, it can in more ways than one(!) be a pain in the butt if you've got onward connections to make and you're innocent, but it has to be said that as they can't stop everyone that's just unlucky for some...

Emily wrote:

Last night my friend & i were arrested at the train station, because a sniffer dog found my friends cannabis in her pocket. We were taken back to the police station, parents called, & strip searched, & it was as horrendous as every one on here said it was. I cried the entire time, & was shaking like a jelly, & i had absolutely NOTHING on or in me. I dont even smoke.!!!
After 4 hrs we were released & my friend got let off with a caution.
When you read these posts & think you know how bad it must be, then times that by 100 & you will be close.

Thanks for sharing Emily, sounds like a rough experience, at least you had nothing on you. During my search the officers were actually quite nice and tried to make the whole thing go quickly and smoothly so hope the police did the same for you. Hopefully the procedure was a little like mine so never completely naked and no squatting, the thought of which makes me shudder even today. Bending over was bad enough. Funny enough I was more anxious and nervous waiting for the search to start once it was on going felt more relieved really, my imagination had been playing out all sorts of horrible procedures etc.

Lisa

Lisa wrote:

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Thanks for sharing Emily, sounds like a rough experience, at least you had nothing on you. During my search the officers were actually quite nice and tried to make the whole thing go quickly and smoothly so hope the police did the same for you. Hopefully the procedure was a little like mine so never completely naked and no squatting, the thought of which makes me shudder even today. Bending over was bad enough. Funny enough I was more anxious and nervous waiting for the search to start once it was on going felt more relieved really, my imagination had been playing out all sorts of horrible procedures etc.
Lisa

Yes, exactly like you say. I was crying buckets & shaking like a jelly out in the corridor, & having my parents there didnt help. But once we got in the room, the 2 police women were ok. Like you say, it was t shirt & bra first, then i could put them back on, before taking off my jeans & panties. Like you, i was lucky, & didnt get searched internally because they said the dog never picked up any scent on me, so they were happy just to look. My friend had to have a full internal though by the police doctor.

in my experience of being strip searched in various places for different reasons, most of the folk carrying it out are decent pleasant people just doing what is rarely a pleasant job for them.
it might be, of course, that a few enjoy humiliating guys and galz or seeing at close range their "private parts" - perhaps regarding that as a plus to an otherwise "iffy" job but, generally,
"they" can't wait to get it over just like their subjects with pants or knickers,'t' shirt or bra, off.
one customs officer in Sweden, for example, strip searching me for drugs (I didn't have any on my body and few elsewhere at the time) kidded about me being circumcised. he made more mention of that then either my tattoos and piercings, or what he was looking for. I didn't really give a s--t.

Ouch internal search is not good. A friend of mine did far more drugs than me and when coming back she was pulled over and strip searched and they swabbed her shoes which came back positive which is an indication you may be carrying drugs inside, as she said in her case it was because she used to keep her drugs in her sock not that she told them that. The positive swab meant she had to have a cavity search which back in those days was done by a nurse. My friend said that the nurse was in her late 40's early 50's and obviously experienced.

She had to go into an exam room with a customs officer where the nurse was waiting, she was asked to undress behind a screen and was given a towel to wrap around her. Then she came out from behind screen and the nurse said pop up on the couch luv on your front, put the pillow under your tummy. So she ended up on the table with her bum well up, not sure where to put her arms she said she ended up with hands gripping the end of the table. The nurse then unwrapped the towel to expose everything. The nurse then explained that she would be carrying out an intimate exam before asking my friend to open her legs, the nurse also used her hands to move my friends ankles further apart to open her legs wider while telling my friend the further apart the legs the easier and quicker the exam is. The nurse then put on gloves and told my friend she would do a vaginal exam first and that the lubricant might be a little cold, my friend said she then felt the nurses fingers putting lubricant all along her labia before sliding two fingers inside, she said the exam was the deepest she had ever had and she swore she could feel the knuckles of the nurses other fingers against her labia. The nurse swept her fingers all around top bottom and both sides, very thorough. When the nurse pulled her fingers out my friend said she could not believe how much lube was between her legs.

The worst was yet to come as here in Uk we just don't get routine gyn exams and certainly no rectal exams unless we have a problem in that area. So when the nurse said she was going to do a rectal exam my friend went into shock, what was worse she said was that the nurse told her about rectal exam before she was ready so had to lie there while listening to the nurse taking off her gloves and replacing them for the next part. The nurse then said she needed to look first so my friend had the indignity of the nurse placing fingers on each cheek and spreading them apart really wide and feeling a cool wind over her anus which she could not help but tightened and relaxed a couple of times before the nurse let her cheeks go. Then the nurse said you will feel my finger just try and push out when I tell you and relax, my friend said she next felt her cheeks being parted and this finger against her bottom all lubed up, nurse said ok push out and relax and the finger sort of popped inside, paused while nurse said ok breathe and relax before being pushed in again all the way so really deep before again being rotated all around before being pulled out leaving behind a ton of lube.

After that nurse pulled off her gloves and wrapped the towel back over my friend and said ok you can get dressed now, there were no paper towels or anything and she said when she was pulling on underwear all the lube was everywhere. Once dressed the customs officer said ok thank you for your patience and co-operation and we will get you on your way now. My friend said she could feel the lube between her legs as she walked with the customs officer out of the area and wondered what the officer was thinking having seen the full exam and knowing how much lubricant must still be in those intimate cracks. My friend could not wait to get home for a long shower. My friend said the whole thing was pretty horrific even though nurse was nice, gentle, etc. I am glad she told me her story after my search experience or i would have really been nervous waiting.

Lisa

Ryan wrote:

in my experience of being strip searched in various places for different reasons, most of the folk carrying it out are decent pleasant people just doing what is rarely a pleasant job for them.
it might be, of course, that a few enjoy humiliating guys and galz or seeing at close range their "private parts" - perhaps regarding that as a plus to an otherwise "iffy" job but, generally,
"they" can't wait to get it over just like their subjects with pants or knickers,'t' shirt or bra, off.
one customs officer in Sweden, for example, strip searching me for drugs (I didn't have any on my body and few elsewhere at the time) kidded about me being circumcised. he made more mention of that then either my tattoos and piercings, or what he was looking for. I didn't really give a s--t.

I agree. I remember a post on a forum from a female customs officer who had been asked about the whole strip searching thing and she said generally they just wanted to get it over with doing the best job they could while not embarrassing the person being searched. Though she did say that she and most of her colleagues had carried out a strip search on travellers who were a little abusive, or reacted like they should be treated differently special etc. I remember she also said that probably 1 time out of 10 when she was called to strip search a female passenger who had been stopped by her male colleagues she was blonde and attractive which says it all really, as the passenger is still processed by the male officer so they get to wait outside the search room and then continue the investigation with the passenger once the search is over, lots of fantasy material for them I guess. Customs have a lot more power than police when it comes to searches. I wish I could find that forum again as it had police posting about strip searches as well.

I was always worried that after being searched once then I would be flagged in the system and it would become routine, sort of we think you are a smuggler and we did not catch you this time but will next. that never happened travelled a lot since and never even been stopped though i suppose the blue channel helps now. My friend who was cavity searched still does a lot of drugs, not hard stuff but pot etc, and have always wondered how often she has been stopped and searched as I guess that after a cavity search you may well be flagged up as they may think you got away with it. She has never had any convictions though. LOL Maybe I should try and find some way of bringing it up in conversation to find out.

Lisa

Thanks Lisa for replying and your helpful comments re. customs.
I think you have a point about records of previous strip searches being undertaken, but in one instance at least in my experience this might not be complete. I mentioned earlier being strip searched for drugs in Sweden. On that occasion, only a very small amount of pot was either involved or discovered. The guy who carried out the strip search actually turned a "blind eye" to what he found in my wallet, letting me keep it.(I later sociably shared some of that as a good omen). I got fined for a half-smoked joint discovered in my car ashtray. I paid the fine but not the
explotive "compensation order". That was in 2001. I went back to Sweden a number of times, without anything, between 2005-2010.
The last time (so far), however, I did have something small in scale and a pipe or two. I did get stopped at an airport, but far as I'm aware they didn't check my past record/s anywhere, and I wasn't strip searched on that occasion. Amazingly, nor did their sniffer dog have or show any "vibes" either, so I got away with it then.
RYAN

Lisa wrote:

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I agree. I remember a post on a forum from a female customs officer who had been asked about the whole strip searching thing and she said generally they just wanted to get it over with doing the best job they could while not embarrassing the person being searched. Though she did say that she and most of her colleagues had carried out a strip search on travellers who were a little abusive, or reacted like they should be treated differently special etc. I remember she also said that probably 1 time out of 10 when she was called to strip search a female passenger who had been stopped by her male colleagues she was blonde and attractive which says it all really, as the passenger is still processed by the male officer so they get to wait outside the search room and then continue the investigation with the passenger once the search is over, lots of fantasy material for them I guess. Customs have a lot more power than police when it comes to searches. I wish I could find that forum again as it had police posting about strip searches as well.
I was always worried that after being searched once then I would be flagged in the system and it would become routine, sort of we think you are a smuggler and we did not catch you this time but will next. that never happened travelled a lot since and never even been stopped though i suppose the blue channel helps now. My friend who was cavity searched still does a lot of drugs, not hard stuff but pot etc, and have always wondered how often she has been stopped and searched as I guess that after a cavity search you may well be flagged up as they may think you got away with it. She has never had any convictions though. LOL Maybe I should try and find some way of bringing it up in conversation to find out.
Lisa

Are all women strip searched in prison reception , even for non violent crimes such as fraud etc .

John wrote:

Are all women strip searched in prison reception , even for non violent crimes such as fraud etc .

Yes, & its horrendous. I did 6 months last year at a Young Offenders Centre, & of all the things in there, the strip searches are something you never get used to. I should just say, that the initial search at reception is by far the worst, because after that, at least all the others are carried out in the privacy of your own room or the office.