Policy Text
DEFINITIONS:
DETENTION OFFICER - Detention officer will refer to the officer(s) assigned to the
MDPA.
HOBBLE - Restraining a detainee’s ankles together.
HOG-TIED - Restraining a person's wrists together behind their back, their ankles tied
together, their knees flexed and then with their restrained ankles tied to their restrained
wrists. This practice is strictly prohibited.
JUVENILE ASSESSMENT CENTER (JAC) - The location for the delivery of juvenile
arrestees.
MDPA - The Department’s Main Detainee Processing Area located on the first floor of
the Headquarters building.
MIAMI-DADE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (MDCF) - Any facility of the Miami-Dade
County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department Pre-Trial Detention Center, Turner
Guilford Knight (TGK) Detention Center, Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC), Women’s
Detention Center or any other temporary mass arrest site.
5/19/21; 3/1/23; 10/24/24
STRIP SEARCH - Means having an arrested person remove or arrange some or all of
their clothing so as to permit a visual or manual inspection of the genitals; buttocks;
anus; breasts, in the case of a female; or undergarments of such person.
TRANSGENDER - Refers to people whose gender identity differs from their birth sex.
PROCEDURE: