Block v. Rutherford

Block v. Rutherford
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 3, 1984
Full case name	Block v. Rutherford
Citations	468 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.

External links

• Text of Block v. Rutherford, 468 U.S. 576(1984) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia