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| Court rules strip searches legal |
| By Fox News |
| Published: 08/11/2006 |
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SIOUX FALLS, SD - A federal appeals court has ruled that strip searches are allowed at the Minnehaha County Detention Center. The decision overturned U.S. District Judge Lawrence Piersol, who had ruled the policy of strip-searching juveniles accused of minor offenses was unconstitutional. Jodie Smook of Luverne, Minn., challenged the policy in court. In 1999, as a 16-year-old, Smook had to strip to her underwear for a curfew violation. Officials searched her for weapons, drugs and other contraband...Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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