Jodi is serving a 5-year sentence for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.She is incarcerated in the only institution for females in the state.Jodi believes her constitutional rights have been violated,particularly when a correctional officer conducts a body cavity search.She believes that her Fourth Amendment rights have been violated due to the searches of her person and tells her cellmate she is going to file a lawsuit.According to ____,Jodi's case might not have merit in a lower court.

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Hudson v. Palmer (1984) established that prison officials have the authority to conduct searches of inmates and their cells in order to maintain institutional security. This includes body cavity searches. Therefore, Jodi's case may not have merit in a lower court based on this ruling.

Jodi Is Serving a 5-Year Sentence for Assault with a Deadly