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No Warrantless Search of Departing Visitor

Loaded on July 15, 1991 published in Prison Legal News July, 1991, page 7
Filed under: Searches, Strip Searches, Visitor Searches, Qualified Immunity. Location: Missouri.
No Warrantless Search Of Departing Visitor

Prison officials strip-searched a prisoner's sister at the conclusion of a visit because of a suspicion that she was smuggling marijuana to him. Nothing was found. She brought suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983. The defendant prison officials sought qualified immunity from damages, arguing ...

 

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