Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders
The Court Rules That Jails Can Strip-Search Individuals Arrested for Minor Offenses
Albert W. Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington, et al. was featured in Arrestee Strip Searches, Supreme Court Debates (Nov. 2011). The following is excerpted from the summary of the majority opinion written by Justice Kennedy, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions: Maintaining safety and order at detention centers requires the expertise of correctional officials, who must have substantial discretion to devise reasonable solutions to problems. A regulation impinging on an inmate’s constitutional rights must be upheld “if it is reasonably related to legitimate penological interests.” — Turner v. Safley (1987). This Court,…
