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· 4/30/1976

Hodges v. Klein

Citations

  • 412 F. Supp. 896
  • 1976 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15321

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • requiring anal inspections of an inmate when entering or leaving an institution or following visits with friends or relatives do not violate the inmate's right to privacy
  • requiring anal inspections of an inmate when entering or leaving an institution or following visits with friends or relatives do not violate the inmate’s right to privacy
  • anal inspection disallowed on prisoners returning to solitary confinement from heavily-guarded exercise yard, in absence of showing of some breach of security
  • rectal search of inmates upon leaving or entering the institution and following contact visits is reasonable
  • “[S]ome instructive parallels exist between the prison guard and the customs officer.”

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Judges: Clarkson S. Fisher

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