Posts 37 and 48 do bring up a certain "question" of the dignity of the inmates. I worked in a MAX prison for adult male felons for a number of years. Upon commiting the crime they were convicted of, they did forego some rights, such as the privacy issue. We would do strip searches (often called the nuts and butts detail) on any inmate that had been transported outside of the facility (such as court appearances or hospital treatments) and after any contact visits with family or friends. It was not done to humiliate or denigrate the inmates. It was done to prevent contraband from entering the prison. In the event there was the suspicion that there was anything "UP" there, they then went to the clinic where the medical personnel would do a body cavity search. You see, it is very difficult to keep something shoved up your arse while you bend over as far as you can, reach behind and grab your cheeks and then cough. We found drugs, cell phones, money and weapons through this process.
