CONJUGAL VISITATION RIGHTS AND THE APPROPRIATE STANDARD OF JUDICAL REVIEW FOR PRISON REGULATIONS

• NCJ Number: 25422
• Journal: Michigan Law Review Volume: 73 Issue: 2 Dated: (DECEMBER 1974) Pages: 398-423
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 26 pages
• Corporate Author: Michigan Law Review Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE DENIAL OF CONJUGAL VISITATION RIGHTS AS AN IMPERMISSIBLE INTRUSION UPON THE RIGHTS OF PRIVACY OF THE MARRIED COUPLE INVOLVED.

Abstract

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RIGHT OF CONJUGAL PRIVACY FOR NONPRISONERS IS REVIEWED AND ITS APPLICABILITY TO MARRIED PRETRIAL DETAINEES AND CONVICTED PRISONERS DEMONSTRATED. CASES ILLUSTRATING THE APPROPRIATE STANDARD OF JUDICIAL REVIEW IN A PRISON CONTEXT AND VARIOUS APPROACHES CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY THE COURTS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.