Block v. Rutherford

Block v. Rutherford
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 3, 1984
Full case nameBlock v. Rutherford
Citations468 U.S. 576 (more)
Holding
A ban on contact visits for pretrial detainees is not unconstitutional.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor

Block v. Rutherford, 468 U.S. 576 (1984), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a ban on contact visits for pretrial detainees is not unconstitutional. A contact visit is one without a barrier between the detainee and their guest.[1] Subsequent state courts interpreting state law have held that contact visits are rights.[2]

References

  1. ^ Block v. Rutherford, 468 U.S. 576 (1984).
  2. ^ Rudovsky, David; Bronstein, Alvin J.; Koren, Edward I.; Cade, Julia (1988). The Rights of Prisoners (4th ed.). p. 98.
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