Hill v. McKinley.

• Position: FEMALE PRISONERS - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

PRIVACY

RESTRAINTS

Hill v. McKinley, 311 F.3d 899 (8th Cir. 2002). A prisoner brought [section] 1983 action alleging jail officers and a sheriff violated her Fourth Amendment right to privacy, and her privacy rights under state law. The prisoner had been marched down a hallway naked, escorted by staff members of the opposite sex, and was then strapped face down to a restrainer board in a spread-eagle position. The district court denied the defendants' request for judgment as a matter of law, refused to reduce damages, and granted attorney fees to the prisoner. The appeals court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions. The appeals court held that the use of male officers in an otherwise justified transfer of an unruly and naked female prisoner did not violate the Fourth Amendment. The court held that the prisoner's Fourth...