The following is a summary of the organization's findings. These are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. One state, Missouri, reported that members of the same sex conduct scheduled searches but random searches may be cross-gender. Table 1 shows pat-down practices for each state, arranged alphabetically. Yes Searches are predominantly same-sex.
Searches are predominantly same-sex.
According to Arizona DOC, circumstances have never required that a male staff member pat-search a female inmate. Yes Searches are predominantly same-sex. This practice reflects policy of private organization Corrections Corporation of America, the operator of Arkansas' women's prison. Yes Searches are predominantly same-sex. Searches are predominantly same-sex.