Supreme Court· 7/3/1984

Block v. Rutherford

Citations

468 U.S. 576
104 S. Ct. 3227
82 L. Ed. 2d 438
1984 U.S. LEXIS 145
52 U.S.L.W. 5067

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recognizing that application of a lesser standard to pretrial detainees turns on the impropriety of imposing “punishment” on those who have not yet been convicted
concluding that prison officials’ search of pretrial detainee’s cell by prison officials does not violate the Fourth Amendment or offend principles of due process
holding that the Constitution does not require detainees to be allowed contact visits when such visits jeopardize the security of the facility
holding that a prohibition on contact visits is rationally related to the legitimate goal of promoting institutional security
recognizing that application of a lesser standard to pretrial detainees turns on the impropriety of imposing “punishment” on those who have not yet been convicted
holding that a blanket prohibition on contact visits with pretrial detainees and shakedown searches of pretrial detainees' cells outside their presence does not amount to punishment

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Judges: Burger, White, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Blackmun, Marshall, Brennan, Stevens

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