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Bell, Attorney General, et al. v. Wolfish et al. Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Publication year:
1979
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: A Court of Appeals affirmed that in a pretrial detainee facility double-bunking, enforcement of the publisher only rule, prohibition against receipt of packages from outside the institution, body cavity searches following contact visits, and room search rules are unconstitutional. The Supreme Court reversed this decision.