· 9/14/2023
Farren v. Fuks
Citations
- 2023 NY Slip Op 04635
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that courts must give great deference to the decisions of prison officials relating to the administration of the facility
- holding that under the 20 Due Process Clause, a detainee may not be punished prior to conviction
- holding that in the prison context, visual body cavity searches do not violate the Fourth Amendment
- holding that due process requires a finding of guilt prior to punishment
- stating that the practice of strip and visual body cavity searches \instinctively gives us the most pause\
- deciding whether the challenged conditions amount to \punishment that may not constitutionally be inflicted upon [pre-trial] detainees qua detainees\
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