Supreme Court: Strip Searches, Even For Minor Offenses

msnbc.com: US news, NBC News: Nation
Mon, 04/02/2012 - 8:08am

Siding with security needs over privacy rights, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that jailers may subject people arrested for minor offenses to invasive strip searches.

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