Privacy protections

We received complaints from a group of 10 inmates, all women, that they were strip searched by correctional officers in their unit, in view of one another. We flagged this case to senior staff at the facility.

RESULT: After our intervention, the facility purchased privacy screens to prevent similar incidents in future, and staff were reminded to conduct searches in a manner that better maintains inmate privacy.

Read about how we helped other people in our Selected cases.