99 S.Ct. 1861. To demonstrate “legitimate, identifiable security reasons,” Defendants contend that the “facts clearly establish that in the last five years, approximately 1,900 inmates in KCSO custody have been found guilty of having some type of prohibited contraband.” (Defs.’ Mem. Supp. Summ. Adj. 9; Silva Dec. ¶ 19). Since September 2007, KCSO discovered contraband possessed by 22 inmates as a result of strip searches. (Defs.’ Mem. Supp. Summ. Adj. 9; Silva Dec. ¶ 19). Defendants’ asserted justification for the policy — the prevention of contraband being introduced into the jail — is “an extremely weighty government interest.” Thompson v. City of Los Angeles, 885 F.2d 1439, 1446 (9th Cir.1989) (prevention of the introduction of weapons or other contraband); Way, 445 F.3d at 1161 (<HOLDING>); Michenfelder, 860 F.2d at 332 (acknowledging
holding that during an investigatory detention officers are authorized to take such steps as are reasonably necessary to protect their personal safety and to maintain the status quo recognizing that an exercise of the police power necessary to safeguard the public safety and welfare can justify impairment of contractual rights and obligations recognizing that courts and commentators have had difficulty determining the meaning of good faith in the definition of fair consideration  recognizing the difficulty of operating a detention facility safely the seriousness of the risk of smuggled weapons and contraband and the deference owed to jail officials exercise of judgment in adopting and executing policies necessary to maintain institutional security recognizing the difficulty of calculating damages but not finding the task impossible