Dry cell (prison) explained

In prison terminology a dry cell is a room that prisoners are placed in that lacks any plumbing facilities such as a toilet or shower. In the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a dry cell can be used if a prisoner claims to be unable to urinate for a drug test under direct visual supervision.[1] Prisoners are also sometimes placed in dry cells if they are suspected of having swallowed contraband. The idea is that they will eventually excrete all the contents of their digestive system, and lacking any toilet, they will be unable to dispose of it and thereby prevent prison officials from acquiring the evidence.[2]

Laws

Canada

In Canada, the practice of dry celling is regulated under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act:[3] In November 2021 it was announced that Justice John A. Keith of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court had struck down the law allowing the practice, saying that it violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and discriminates against women, and had called on Parliament to draft new legislation.[4] [5] [6] Earlier in the same year, the Correctional Services division of the Nova Scotia Department of Justice had suspended their use of dry celling. Justice Minister Mark Furey announced that the use of body scanning technology had eliminated the need for dry cells.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff may consider supervising indirectly an inmate who claims to be willing but unable to provide a urine sample under direct visual supervision. For example, this might be accomplished by allowing the inmate to provide the sample in a secure, dry room after a thorough search has been made of both the inmate and the room.. 8 March 2001. PS 6060.08, Urine Surveillance and Narcotic Identification. Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  2. Web site: Dry Cell Status. Oregon Department of Corrections. 15 October 2005. Dry Cell Status: A visual monitoring process which, after reasonable suspicion has been established, allows for the placement of an inmate in a cell for the safe recovery of internally concealed instruments and other contraband.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194456/http://www.oregon.gov/doc/GECO/docs/rules_policies/40.1.11.pdf. 14 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Corrections and Conditional Release Act. live. November 13, 2021. Department of Justice Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20110811091517/http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-44.6/page-11.html . 2011-08-11 .
  4. Web site: Adams v. Nova Institution - Nova Scotia Courts. 2021-11-13. decisions.courts.ns.ca.
  5. Web site: Luck. Shaina. November 12, 2021. N.S. judge agrees to strike down law permitting prison 'dry cells'. live. November 13, 2021. CBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20211112202444/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ns-judge-agrees-to-strike-down-law-permitting-dry-cells-1.6247118 . 2021-11-12 .
  6. Web site: Tutton. Michael. November 12, 2021. N.S. court rules law allowing 'dry celling' of prisoners discriminates against women. live. November 13, 2021. CTV News Atlantic. https://web.archive.org/web/20211112184222/https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-s-court-rules-law-allowing-dry-celling-of-prisoners-discriminates-against-women-1.5663890 . 2021-11-12 .
  7. Web site: January 7, 2021. Nova Scotia eliminating use of 'dry cells' in all provincial jails: justice minister. live. November 13, 2021. CTV News Atlantic. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108044053/https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/nova-scotia-eliminating-use-of-dry-cells-in-all-provincial-jails-justice-minister-1.5257898 . 2021-01-08 .

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