The following excerpt is from Thomas v. Sheriff Dep't of Kern Cnty., CASE NO. 1:11-CV-00995-DLB PC (E.D. Cal. 2012):
L.Ed.2d 447 (1979). The Fourth Amendment right to be secure against unreasonable searches extends to incarcerated prisoners, but the reasonableness of a particular search must be determined by reference to the prison context. See Michenfelder v. Sumner, 860 F.2d 328, 332 (9th Cir.1988).
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