Guardian Australia · Prisons

‘Degrading and humiliating’ strip-searches should be banned in Australian prisons, advocates say

· By Sarah Collard
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Human Rights Law Centre analysis finds more than 15,000 strip-searches are conducted on average each month, but just 0.58% result in contraband being found

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