“When she entered the prison, she was confronted with a young correctional officer and his young and eager dog. … The dog was described as sticking his nose in private places and touching her,” the letter to Northam, Moran and the DOC states. “This is where the trouble begins, and we enter the theater of the absurd. The handler says the dog indicated that he smelled drugs, and that if (the woman) did not submit to a complete strip search that she would be forever barred from all Virginia prisons.”