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Asked about 1 year ago - West Linn, OR
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i am writing a current events paper for my social studies class(im in 8th grade) about the supreme courts ruling on prison/jail strip searches and im trying to figure out if a kid say 13 is arrested for theft but was previously arrested for the same offense would they go to county jail or prison? here is the link to the article
i read
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/burlington/1...
also i was wondering does said strip search violate the 4th amendment
The Supreme Court ruled that the strip search without cause does not violate the Constituion. This is a lesson in the abuse of power. From one Article:
"On Monday, the Supreme Court in a split 5-4 decision in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders, upheld the decision that allows strip-searches to be conducted to incoming detainees regardless of the severity of the crime and whether or not there is reasonable suspicion to believe that a prisoner may be in possession of contraband items."
Research carefully, carefully cite anything you quote or draw from in detail. and make your logical conclusion. You could offer to demonstrate the strip procedure, but perhaps not in the eight grade. Utterly humiliating. Go to law school, get appointed to the court, and save us, please.
Start by looking at ORS 419b.150 through 419b.192.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/419b.html
Then research the relationship between protection under the Federal Constitution versus the state constitution.
I don't see any relationship between your question and the Supreme Court decision allowing strip searches any arrest, irrespective of the nature of the offense.
To answer you question, normally a 13 year old would be placed in juvenile detention, not in a county jail. And, by the way, no one is placed in a state prison at the time of first arrest (except, perhaps, an escapee from prison who is caught by the prison gate).
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