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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Summary
This legal document, filed by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, details the security and search procedures for a specific defendant at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC). It outlines daily pat-down and cell searches, weekly body scans, and frequent nightly wellness checks, justifying them as necessary for the safety of the institution and the defendant. The document also notes a recent change to reduce searches by relocating the defendant's video conferences with her counsel to within her unit.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| AUDREY STRAUSS | United States Attorney |
Listed as the United States Attorney submitting the document.
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| Maurene Comey | Assistant United States Attorney |
Listed as one of the Assistant United States Attorneys on the document.
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| Alison Moe | Assistant United States Attorney |
Listed as one of the Assistant United States Attorneys on the document.
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| Lara Pomerantz | Assistant United States Attorney |
Listed as one of the Assistant United States Attorneys on the document.
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| defendant | inmate |
The subject of the document, whose search procedures at the MDC are being described.
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| defense counsel | attorney |
The legal representation for the defendant, with whom the defendant communicates via email and VTC.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| MDC | government agency |
Metropolitan Detention Center, the jail facility where the defendant is held and whose staff and policies are described.
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| United States Attorney | government agency |
The office submitting the legal document to the court.
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| The Court | government agency |
The judicial body to whom the document is addressed.
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| The Government | government agency |
Refers to the prosecution (the U.S. Attorney's office) offering to provide additional information to the Court.
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Timeline (5 events)
daily
MDC staff search the defendant's cell for contraband once per day.
defendant's cell
MDC staff
Locations (4)
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The jail facility where the events described take place.
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The specific cell where the defendant is housed at the MDC.
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A room within the MDC to which the defendant is moved daily from her isolation cell.
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The jurisdiction of the United States Attorneys who submitted the document.
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Relationships (2)
The document states the defendant has regular communication, including daily emails and VTC calls, with her defense counsel.
MDC staff are responsible for the defendant's custody and conduct daily searches, body scans, and wellness checks on her.
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,570 characters)
Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 158 Filed 02/05/21 Page 2 of 2
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before being provided to the inmate recipient. Due to the large number of MDC inmates and the volume of mail received at the MDC, this process can take multiple days. As noted above, however, the defendant is able to send and receive emails with defense counsel every day and has regular communication with counsel via VTC.
MDC staff conduct two pat-down searches of the defendant per day: once when she is moved from her isolation cell to the day room each morning, and once when returns from the day room to her isolation cell each night. As part of those searches, the defendant is required to remove her mask and open her mouth briefly so that MDC staff, who remain masked during the searches, can confirm she has not hidden contraband in her mouth. These pat-down and mouth searches are consistent with MDC’s policy that all inmates be searched whenever they move to a different location within the jail facility. Previously, the defendant attended VTC conferences in a separate part of the MDC, requiring that she be searched when taken to and from her VTC calls with counsel. Recently, however, the MDC changed the location of the defendant’s VTC calls so that the defendant does not need to leave her unit in order to attend VTC calls with her counsel, thereby reducing the number of searches. During the suspension of visitation, the defendant has not been strip searched. When visitation resumes, the defendant, like all other inmates, will be strip searched after any in-person visit.
In addition, MDC staff search the defendant’s cell for contraband once per day. MDC staff also conduct a body scan on the defendant once per week to check for any secreted contraband. At night, MDC staff are required to confirm that the defendant is not in distress every fifteen minutes. To do so, staff point a flashlight to the ceiling of the defendant’s cell to illuminate the cell sufficiently to confirm that the defendant is breathing every fifteen minutes. The MDC continues to assess that these searches are all necessary for the safety of the institution and the defendant.
Should the Court have any questions or require any additional details regarding this topic, the Government will promptly provide additional information.
Respectfully submitted,
AUDREY STRAUSS
United States Attorney
United States Attorney
By: [Signature]
Maurene Comey / Alison Moe / Lara Pomerantz
Assistant United States Attorneys
Southern District of New York
Tel: (212) 637-2324
Maurene Comey / Alison Moe / Lara Pomerantz
Assistant United States Attorneys
Southern District of New York
Tel: (212) 637-2324
Cc: All Counsel of Record (By ECF)
DOJ-OGR-00002728
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