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Mass. DOC Updates Search Policies After Attorney Complains
ResumePrisons have to have tight security and strictly follow rules about searching those coming inside. But when might those searches go too far?
Patty DeJuneas, an attorney with Sibbison & DeJuneas was trying to visit a client at MCI — Norfolk last month when her underwire bra set off the metal detector. This happens frequently, according to other female attorneys.
But what followed — DeJuneas says — was an ordeal. She was asked to lift her shirt and shake her bra in front of a female correctional officer to search for potential contraband. DeJuneas promptly filed a complaint with the state Executive Office of Public Safety.
Earlier this week, the department wrote to DeJuneas, saying any future searches will not include asking any visitor to shake out a bra.
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Patty DeJuneas, attorney with Sibbison & DeJuneas.
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WBUR: Mass. Prison Officials Alter Policies After Attorneys’ Bra Search Complaints
- "The Massachusetts Department of Correction has updated its search policies after some female attorneys complained they were subjected to unlawful searches when going to see clients."
The Boston Globe: Female Lawyers Challenge ‘Invasive’ Searches At Prisons
- "When lawyer Patricia DeJuneas walked through the metal detector at MCI-Norfolk, a medium-security prison, and the machine sounded, she was not surprised."
This segment aired on March 12, 2015.