How has the US Supreme Court upheld a restriction on family visitation of a sentenced prisoner for "security reasons"?

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The following excerpt is from Ms. L. v. Immigration, 302 F.Supp.3d 1149 (S.D. Cal. 2018):

The Government also cites cases where interference with the right to family integrity was upheld in furtherance of identified safety or other penological interests. See, e.g., Overton v. Bazzetta , 539 U.S. 126, 133, 123 S.Ct. 2162, 156 L.Ed.2d 162 (2003) (upholding restrictions on family visitation of sentenced prisoners for security reasons and "to protect[ ] child visitors from exposure to sexual or other misconduct[.]"). However, Plaintiffs argue the Government is acting without determining parentage, fitness or danger to the child (or any other legitimate reason), let alone for a stated security reason.

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