Barbara Boyer reports:
A New Jersey man who was strip-searched twice and spent six days in jail because of an administrative error wants a federal panel to force prison officials in Burlington and Essex Counties to change practices and pay for their mistakes.
A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard arguments Thursday in Philadelphia on whether it is constitutional for prison officials to strip-search people arrested on minor offenses.
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Thursday’s arguments centered on a person’s right to privacy versus a prison’s security needs.
Read more in the Philadelphia Inquirer.