What is the current state of the law in relation to due process rights of pretrial detainees?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Howard, 463 F.3d 999 (9th Cir. 2006):
Cases addressing the due process rights of pretrial detainees typically involve challenges to prison policies. See, e.g., id. Courts ordinarily defer to the expert judgments and professional expertise of corrections officials. Id. at 547-48, 99 S.Ct. 1861. Corrections officials must produce at least some evidence that their policies are based on legitimate penological justifications. Swift v. Lewis, 901 F.2d 730, 733 (9th Cir.1990).
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