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16. Frank is an inmate at Greensburg State Prison, and he has just had a contact visit with an old friend. Before Frank
returns to his cell, prison guards subject Frank to a strip search. Such a search is:
constitutional, because prisoners have a diminished expectation of privacy and there is an important
government need to maintain prison security.
constitutional, because prisoners forfeit all Fourth Amendment rights.
unconstitutional, unless prison officials have reasonable suspicion to think they will find contraband or other
evidence of a crime on Frank.
unconstitutional, unless prison officials have probable cause to think they will find contraband or other
evidence of a crime on Frank.
CRPR.SAMA.18.07.05 – Appreciate that the special needs to maintain safety, security, and
discipline over people locked up in jails and prisons, probationers, and parolees outweigh the
reduced expectation of privacy that society grants to people in the custody of the criminal
justice system. Understand that individuals can be subject to these special needs searches
before being convicted of a crime.
17. With regard to a prisoner’s expectation of privacy, the court has ruled that prisoners have:
rights to privacy equal to those of a free man.
absolutely no rights to privacy whatsoever.
a substantially reduced expectation of privacy.
only those rights that are given at the discretion of the prison administration.
CRPR.SAMA.18.07.05 – Appreciate that the special needs to maintain safety, security, and
discipline over people locked up in jails and prisons, probationers, and parolees outweigh the
reduced expectation of privacy that society grants to people in the custody of the criminal
justice system. Understand that individuals can be subject to these special needs searches
before being convicted of a crime.
18. In Norris v. Premier Integrity Solutions, Inc. (2011), the Sixth Circuit Court held that certain individuals had a
diminished expectation of privacy. To which type of individual did the court refer?
a pre-trial detainee who has consented to drug testing
a student enrolled in college
a probationer under supervision