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The Rights of Visiting and Visitors
Loaded on March 15, 1994
by Paul Wright
published in Prison Legal News
March, 1994, page 6
By Paul Wright
Filed under:
Searches,
Strip Searches,
Visitor Searches,
Clothing,
Qualified Immunity.
Location:
United States of America.
For every prisoner and the relative, friend or loved one of a prisoner, visiting is an issue of paramount importance. While most prison officials pay lip service to the idea that visiting is important and that they want to do everything to enable prisoners to maintain ties …
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