Vol. 27 No. 9 – Strip Searches Permitted For All Persons Going Into General Jail Population
STRIP SEARCHES PERMITTED FOR ALL PERSONS GOING INTO THE GENERAL JAIL POPULATION On April 2, 2012, the United States Supreme Court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that visual body searches of arrestees being placed in the general jail population are constitutional, regardless of the nature of the underlying offense. In the case of Florence v. Board of […]