Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 148 > Article 2B - Dignity for Women Incarcerated in Prison Facilities

• Body cavity searches: The probing of body orifices in search of contraband. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
• Correctional facility: Any unit of the State prison system, juvenile detention facility, or other entity under the authority of the State that has the power to detain or restrain a person under the laws of this State. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
• Correctional facility employee: Any person who is employed by the State and who works at or in a correctional facility. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
• Escape risk: An incarcerated person who is determined to be at high risk for escape based on an individualized risk assessment. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Important circumstance: There has been an individualized determination that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the female incarcerated person presents a threat of harming herself, the fetus, or any other person, or an escape risk that cannot be reasonably contained by other means, including the use of additional personnel. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
• Incarcerated person: Any person incarcerated or detained in any facility who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for violations of criminal law or the terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or a diversionary program. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
• Menstrual products: Products that women use during their menstrual cycle. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
• Postpartum recovery: The six-week period following delivery, or longer, as determined by the health care professional responsible for the health and safety of the female incarcerated person. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Restraints: Any physical or mechanical device used to restrict or control the movement of an incarcerated person's body, limbs, or both. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
• Restrictive housing: Any type of detention that involves removal from general population and an inability to leave a room or cell for the vast majority of the day. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• State of undress: A situation when an incarcerated person is partially or fully naked, either in the shower, toilet areas, a medical examination room, or while having a body cavity search conducted. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1