Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

Article 19 – Arrest, Search, and Seizure

Revised December 16, 2014

Inmates shall be subject to an unclothed body search as described in Section 52050.16.5 upon their initial placement into designated Enhanced Outpatient Program Administrative Segregation hubs and Psychiatric Services Units.
Unclothed body searches shall be conducted within the cell unless the physical design prevents visibility, at which point the inmate will be escorted to an alternate private/secure setting where the unclothed body search will be conducted.
Inmates exiting the unit will be subject to an unclothed body search as described in Section 52050.16.5 and scanned with a metal detector.
Inmates returning to the unit who have been under constant staff supervision shall not be subject to an unclothed body search but shall be subject to a clothed body search as described in 52050.16.3 and scanned with a metal detector.
Inmates removed from their cell for routine activity in the unit shall be subject to a clothed body search as defined in 52050.16.3 and scanned with a metal detector.
When circumstance exists that would lead an objective, trained, and competent Correctional Officer to believe it is necessary, he or she can perform an unclothed body search as described in 52050.16.5. These searches shall be noted on the CDC Form 114-A, Inmate Segregation Record. These searches shall only be conducted when necessary to control contraband or recover missing or stolen property.