One of those things is having to be strip searched while on your period. Women at Cook County Jail are stripsearched when they're first booked, when they return from court appearances and on random occasions.Your case has been dropped. It has not been CCDOC's policy or practice during the relevant time period to strip search court returns, male or female, in the RCDC. Strip searches should not be carried out in a police van. A man pretending to be police duped a McDonald's manager into strip searching an employee in 2004. The incident led to investigations, court cases and lawsuits. You cannot refuse a strip search if you are on your period. Strip searches of prisoners are humiliating, degrading, and dehumanizing. At any time, a guard can order a prisoner to remove all of their clothing.