Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52050.22 Forcible Retrieval

• The forcible retrieval of contraband by intrusion into the inmate’s body shall be avoided except as follows:

  • When a medical doctor has determined that failure to remove the contraband presents an imminent danger to the life of the inmate.

  • The contraband is clearly identifiable and constitutes an imminent threat to the security of the institution or the safety of other persons.

  • The contraband cannot be retrieved by any less intrusive or forcible manner.

  • Surgery. Surgical removal of contraband from the body of an inmate shall be the decision of the institution’s CMOChief Medical Officer, and in keeping with rights of the individual as would apply in any other surgical process.