Crosspost "UK prisons are purely misandrists : Male prisoners cannot refuse easily to be searched by a woman, male visitors can be searched naked but to search a female prisoner who attempted to escape you need special authorization." from /r/MensRights:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_uniform#United_Kingdom

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Currently prisoners are clothed in a standard issue prison uniform, which consists of a blue t-shirt, a grey jumper (sweater), and grey soft trousers (jogging bottoms/pants). All male prisoners must wear the uniform during the first two weeks of their sentence, and are then entitled to wear some of their own clothes if they choose to after obtaining a higher enhanced reward level, for doing things such as performing their prison chores and keeping good behavior, etc.

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Although female prisoners are not subject to the same rules and do not have to wear uniform under government legislation, individual female prisons are able to set their own regulations regarding uniforms.

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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/899420/psi-07-2016-searching-of-the-person.pdf

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Women prisoners must not be full-searched as a matter of routine but only on intelligence or reasonable suspicion that an item is being concealed on the person which may be revealed by the search. Full searches must be conducted in accordance with the correct procedures. The procedure for searching women prisoners is different to that used to search male prisoners and women visitors and staff. (p16)

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An appropriate manager must authorise the full search of a woman prisoner in the case of a “target search”, i.e. not following reception, a visit or a cell search, where time allows prior authorisation to be obtained. (p34)

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Men can be searched naked, made to squat, bend over, lift his genital and pull his foreskin, etc. Women can be searched naked only if there are high suspicions

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A women must never be asked to squat. (p34)

But even male visitors can be asked to. They dont need the same level of suspicion to get male visitors naked and squatting. But don't worry when men are asked to squat it is recorded ! And male visitos can only asked to lift their genitals or his foreskin only he there are suspicion. How merciful of them.

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(p7-11)

Even E-level (women who attempted an escape) and restricted (high security level) female prisonsers are not routinely full strip checked but every male have to be. (p12). By restricted I mean :

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Those whose escape would be highly dangerous to the public or national security, thus necessitating maximum security conditions. Offences that may result in consideration for Category A or Restricted Status include [attempted] murder, manslaughter, [attempted] rape, sexual assault, armed robbery, wounding with intent, kidnapping, importing or supplying Class A controlled drugs, possessing or supplying explosives, offences connected with terrorism and offences under the Official Secrets Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_security_categories_in_the_United_Kingdom

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Now look at this (p25-27) :

  • Female prisoners, visitors and staff must only be searched by female staff.
  • Male visitors, prisoners and staff may be rubbed down searched by male or female staff, but must only be full searched by male prison officers.
  • Where a female member of staff objects to rub-down searching a male, managers must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that they do not have to carry out the search. It is usual for female members of staff to rub down search males unless the man has a genuine religious or cultural objection to this.
  • Exemptions for male prisoners will only be permitted when the male prisoner has genuine grounds for objecting to being searched by a female member of staff. It is not sufficient that the prisoner would prefer to be searched by a male member of staff. In practice it is likely that prisoners will only be able to establish good reason for an exemption in cases where the practice has caused genuine distress.

There are more care for a female staff who doesn't want to search a male prisoner than when a male prisoner refuse to be searcher by a male one.

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Not only female are receiving favorable sentences under government policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/secretary-of-state-launches-dedicated-strategy-to-break-the-cycle-of-female-offending) but in prison their are treated as sub humans.

Posted by SamaelET | 4 December 2021 | Link