Question: Charles Byrd was in a minimum- security jail awaiting trial. A team of sheriffs deputies took several inmates into a room for a strip search

Charles Byrd was in a minimum- security jail awaiting trial. A team of sheriff’s deputies took several inmates into a room for a strip search without any apparent justification. Byrd was ordered to remove all of his clothing except his boxer shorts. A female deputy searched Byrd while several male deputies watched. One of the male deputies videotaped the search. Byrd filed a suit against the sheriff’s department. Did the search violate Byrd’s rights? Discuss.

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