{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-47-5-1513","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-1513","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-1513","body":"(1) To the greatest extent practicable, and consistent with safety and order, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections shall issue regulations that limit inspections by male correctional officers where a female inmate is in a state of undress.\n\nNothing in this section shall limit the ability of a male correctional officer from conducting inspections where a female may be in a state of undress if no female correctional officers are available.\n\n(2) In such case that a male correctional officer deems it is appropriate to conduct an inspection or search while the female inmate is in a clear state of undress in an area such as the shower, the medical examination room, toilet areas or where a female inmate is having a body cavity search, the male correctional officer shall submit a written report to the warden of the facility within seventy-two (72) hours following the inspection or search, containing the justification for a male correctional officer to inspect the female inmate while in a state of undress.","path":["MS Code","Title 47"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"1ed3ad822fca1515706d88668605029f634c6ee4f24c81d4e71f871e5ab9d497","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-47-5-1511","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-47-5-1515"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}