appalled by a video recording of the
strip-searching by force of a refractory young person, which included cutting off his clothing despite his protestations that he was willing to comply.
Courts consistently reject this argument and instead rule that placement in the general population alone does not justify
strip-searching an arrestee who was not already subject to a strip-search as part of the booking process.
However, it is understood
strip-searching will remain an option at the prison "in exceptional circumstances".
A VETERAN republican jailed for abducting and assaulting a dissident republican yesterday received High Court permission to challenge prison authorities over
strip-searching policies.
Former detainees at a county juvenile detention center brought a [section] 1983 action challenging the center's policy of
strip-searching all juveniles admitted to the facility, regardless of the seriousness of their charged offense or the existence of suspicion.
According to the court, a blanket policy of
strip-searching inmates after contact visits is constitutional, except in atypical circumstances.