Strip searches bill aims to make jails safer, opponents say it ‘strips rights away’

A 12-hour waiting period between when a new inmate arrives at a correctional facility and a strip search was eliminated by a bill the Senate passed Wednesday. The goal of the bill is to make police and inmates safer by preventing drugs and weapons from getting into jails, but opponents say the bill will encourage invasive … Continue reading Strip searches bill aims to make jails safer, opponents say it ‘strips rights away’