Exam 3: Searches, Seizures, and Privacy

Prison officials can limit inmates' constitutional rights if they are inconsistent with the goals of incarceration.

Summarize the prevailing case law on cross-sex searches in prisons.

Which of the following persons can be searched upon entry into a correctional facility?

There are no factors that can counterbalance the institutional needs of security, order, and rehabilitation, and that can make a cell search unreasonable.

Which of the following is NOT one of the institutional needs considered when determining the reasonableness of prison searches and seizures?

In __________, the Supreme Court ruled that "a prisoner has no reasonable expectation of privacy in his prison cell entitling him to the protection of the Fourth Amendment against unreasonable searches."

In __________, the Supreme Court ruled that an arrestee's personal bag may be "inventoried" during booking without violating the Fourth Amendment.