Pretty much everything I have learned about prison, I have learned by watching Orange is the New Black, Oz, and Prison Break – so needless to say, I do not know much about real life prison. So when I new study on California’s “potty watch” surface on Thursday I was intrigued.
“Potty watches” are conducted when prison officials suspect someone is smuggling something into jail in their pooper. More on how it works from FOX 40:
The process is used to recover drugs, weapons, cellphones and other contraband that inmates are believed to have swallowed or concealed in body cavities.
Suspected smugglers are severely restrained for at least 72 hours or until they complete at least three bowel movements.
Being the prison guard in charge of counting bowel movements sounds just dandy. But, officials say the procedure is necessary because of all the people who keep trying to smuggle stuff into prison in their butts:
The Associated Press reported in July that something was recovered from about four out of 10 inmates. Critics say that’s too low a percentage for the hardship involved.
Not sure what the percentage of prisoners with stuff in their butts needs to be for critics to be okay with the policy.
But, I do know that if you are going to prison: 1) do not put anything in your butt, and 2) be sure to have plenty of fiber and coffee just in case they think you have something in your butt and put you on “potty watch” (you are going to want those BM’s to come as quick as possible).
