What is the current state of the law on strip searches for new inmates?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ewert v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 BCSC 962 (CanLII):
In Thorburn v. British Columbia, 2013 BCCA 480, a plaintiff brought a proposed class action against the province for its policy of requiring strip searches for all new jail arrivals. The court said:
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