Identity Verification
You are viewing an article from the 9th Circuit An issue faced by many jails is the arrestee who is brought into the jail pursuant to a warrant who protests that he is not the person named in the warrant. [...]
3rd Circuit: Strip Searches in Jails / Detention Centers
You are viewing 3rd Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit has not specifically addressed the issue of strip searches of arrestees.i However, a recent case from the Federal District Court of the Easter District of [...]
2nd Circuit: Strip Searches in Jails / Detention Centers
You are viewing 2nd Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has also been clear that all arrestees may not be strip searched before being admitted into a jail. The court regularly cites one of its [...]
5-19-2009 Ashcroft v. Iqbal
Continue to the end of this article for important commentary by author Jack Ryan, J.D. On May 18, 2009, the United States Supreme Court issued its 5/4 decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal.i While at first glance this case had little or nothing [...]
9th Circuit References 8th Amendment and Nutrition Requirements for Inmates
You are viewing an article from the 9th Circuit In Foster v. Runnels, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that “it is clearly established under the Eighth Amendment that prison officials are obligated to provide inmates with nutritionally adequate [...]
ARIZONA vs. GANT
One of the most frequent questions coming into the Public Agency Training Council’s website in the last week since the Arizona v. Gant case was decided has been how this case would impact an inventory search of a motor vehicle which was [...]
ARIZONA vs. GANT
In Arizona v. Gaunt decided by the United States Supreme Court this week, there is a sentence in the majority opinion which is creating a misconception by the media as well as numerous law enforcement web-sites and commentators reporting on the case. [...]
4/21/2009 ARIZONA vs. GANT
Law enforcement officers throughout the United States recognize their ability to search vehicles incident to the arrest of an occupant. The foundation purpose of such searches is to prevent the subject from reaching into the vehicle for a weapon or [...]
US SUPREME COURT
In Corley v. United Statesi the United States Supreme Court considered how a delay in bringing a suspect before a court would impact a confession obtained during the delay. At the outset it must be noted that the Court is reviewing this [...]
Handling Grievances in a Jail / Detention Setting
You are viewing an article from the 9th Circuit One of the most important tools for any jail is the grievance process provided to inmates in order to file complaints regarding conditions as well as events in the jail where [...]