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Search Victory for Women Cons

Loaded on May 15, 1993 by Gini Faller published in Prison Legal News May, 1993, page 1
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Searches, Pat Searches, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Supervisory Liability. Location: Washington.
By Gini Faller


The long-awaited decision in Jordan v. Gardner, et. al. came down on February 25, 1993. The Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc held 7-4 that cross-gender non-suspicion clothed body searches violate the 8th Amendment:

In this case we are presented with the prospect of serious psychological suffering, the ...

 

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  2. Prison Rule Banning Media Mail/Visits Held Unconstitutional
  3. Sexually Harassing Pat Searches May Be Illegal
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  16. Unsworn Declarations Admissible
  17. Prison Officials Liable for Haircuts
  18. Retaliatory Denial of Parole Actionable Under Section 1983
  19. Prison Officials Liable for Holding Inmate Past Release Date
  20. Section 1983 Proper Remedy for Illegal Confinement
  21. Court Bans Double Celling of New Prisoners
  22. Transfers May Violate Eighth Amendment
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  24. Road Kill For Washington Prisons
  25. Minimum Wage for Cons Studied by Congress
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