What happens when you’re in custody
Cheyenne Espinoza
First, you arrive at booking in handcuffs and are then are processed by a member of the sheriff or police staff.
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First, you arrive at booking in handcuffs and are then are processed by a member of the sheriff or police staff. Processing includes fingerprinting and a mugshot. You are stripped bare and checked for concealed contraband. You are then showered and given a set of stand-issue prison clothes and some form of a bedroll and are then placed in a holding cell. The next move is a placement somewhere in the facility (depending on your crime and criminal history profile) and a semi-permanent bunk awaiting trial or transfer.
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Accepted Answer Date Created: February 24,2019
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Last reviewed February 2019.