Does the Fourth Amendment apply to a search in a prison cell?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McNeal v. Evert, No. 2:05-cv-0441 GEB EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2012):
As stated above, the Fourth Amendment does not apply to prison cell searches, and plaintiff's Fourth Amendment claim therefore fails. Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. at 525-30.
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