Chapter 9
Searches
Chapter Overview
One’s home may be one’s castle, but prisoners enjoy virtually no protection against searches and seizures of their living spaces. After discussing that doctrine, this chapter turns to bodily searches, where prisoners enjoy somewhat greater protection.
Featured Opinions
- Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 563 (1979)
- Crawford v. Cuomo, 709 F.3d 252 (2015)
- Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders, 566 U.S. 318 (2012)
- Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. 517 (1984)
- Swain v. Spinney, 117 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 1997)
Featured, Cited, and Supplemental Litigation Documents
- Henry v. Hulett, No. 16–4234 (7th Cir.)
- Litigation summary and documents
- Brief of Law Professors and Scholars of Sexual Violence et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants’ Petition for Rehearing En Banc (Aug. 20, 2019)
Lived Experiences
Additional Reading
- Margo Schlanger, Jail Strip-Search Cases: Patterns and Participants, 71 Law & Contemp. Problems 65 (2008)
- Martin R. Gardner, Hudson v. Palmer—Bright Lines But Dark Directions for Prisoner Privacy Rights, 76 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 75 (1985)