block rutherford argued march decided july respondents pretrial detainees los angeles county central jail brought class action federal district county sheriff officials challenging due process grounds jail policy denying pretrial detainees contact visits spouses relatives children friends jail practice conducting random irregular shakedown searches cells detainees away meals recreation activities district sustained challenges ordered low risk detainees incarcerated month allowed contact visits detainees allowed watch searches cells area searches conducted appeals affirmed held alleged pretrial detainee deprived liberty without due process dispositive inquiry whether challenged practice policy constitutes punishment reasonably related legitimate governmental objective bell wolfish considering whether specific practice policy reasonably related security interests courts play limited role since considerations peculiarly within province professional expertise corrections officials pp central jail blanket prohibition contact visits entirely reasonable nonpunitive response legitimate security concerns consistent fourteenth amendment contact visits invite host security problems open detention facility introduction drugs weapons contraband moreover expose others detainees often case awaiting trial serious violent offenses prior convictions carries risks safety innocent individuals jeopardized totally disallowing contact visits excessive relation security interests stake many justifications denying contact visits entirely rather attempting difficult task establishing program limited visits imposed nothing constitution requires detainees allowed contact visits responsible experienced administrators determined sound discretion visits jeopardize security facility persons pp central jail practice conducting random irregular shakedown searches cells absence cell occupants also reasonable response jail officials legitimate security concerns bell wolfish supra also matter lodged sound discretion officials pp burger delivered opinion white powell rehnquist joined blackmun filed opinion concurring judgment post marshall filed dissenting opinion brennan stevens joined post frederick bennett argued cause filed briefs petitioners alvin bronstein argued cause respondents brief edward koren fred okrand solicitor general lee assistant attorney general reynolds filed brief amicus curiae urging reversal peggy davis filed brief new york city board correction amicus curiae urging affirmance chief justice burger delivered opinion granted certiorari decide whether pretrial detainees right guaranteed constitution contact visits observe shakedown searches cells prison officials los angeles county central jail one seven principal facilities operated sheriff los angeles county jail complex located downtown los angeles largest jail country capacity inmates primary facility los angeles county male pretrial detainees vast majority remain facility days weeks await trial respondents pretrial detainees central jail brought class action county sheriff certain administrators central jail county board supervisors challenging various policies practices jail conditions confinement respondents challenges policy jail denying pretrial detainees contact visits spouses relatives children friends jail practice permitting irregularly scheduled shakedown searches individual cells absence cell occupants district sustained challenges rutherford pitchess supp cd cal district agreed respondents ability man embrace wife children time time weeks months awaiting trial matter great importance yet recognized unrestricted contact visitation add greatly security problems jail ibid ultimately concluded however danger permitting low security risk inmates physical contact loved ones sufficiently great warrant deprivation contact ibid striking believed reasonable balance twin considerations prison security constitutional rights inmates tentatively proposed order contact visitation inmates received high risk classification incarcerated two weeks ibid respect cell searches district concluded allowing inmates watch distance cells searched allay inmate concerns personal property unnecessarily confiscated destroyed concluded uture shakedowns made respective inmates remain outside cells near enough observe process raise answer relevant inquiry district viewed proposed orders least restrictive alternatives consistent purpose respondents incarceration district withheld judgment respondents complaints pending evidentiary hearings supplemental memorandum following additional hearings acknowledged many factors strongly militate allowing contact visits app pet cert least establishment program contact visits increase importation narcotics jail despite safeguards precautions emphasized inmates allowed contact visits great burden imposed jail authorities public ibid modification existing visiting areas additional facilities necessary new procedures processing visitors possibly including interviews personal searches searches packages carried visitors required strip searches inmates following contact visits needed found hardship detainees unable embrace loved ones days weeks justify imposition substantial burdens however believed factors rendering contact visitation impracticable detainees incarcerated short periods considerably less compelling detention prolonged reasoned scope burden dangers program contact visitation substantially diminished contact visitation limited detainees uninterrupted custody month determined drug oriented escape risks ceiling imposed total number contact visits jail must provide emphasis added limitations suggested contact visitation program require odest alteration existing facility ibid alternatively said sheriff build occupy new facility contact visits transport inmates back forth necessary district also reaffirmed supplemental memorandum earlier conclusion inmates allowed observe cell searches believed interests inmates protecting meager possessions outweigh ed small increase burden upon petitioners appeal appeals ninth circuit remanded case district consideration light intervening decision bell wolfish noting among things rejected wolfish suggestion existence less restrictive means achievement security objectives proof exaggerated response security concerns app pet cert district remand reaffirmed prior orders finding nothing bell wolfish render ed inappropriate challenged orders although acknowledged central jail authorities consciously motivated desire punish reiterated belief practices policies question excessive relation underlying security objectives characterized petitioners rejection proposals contact visitation stem med unreasonable fixation upon security district conceded wolfish invalidated similar order requiring detainees allowed observe searches cells went identify several factors thought distinguished order wolfish petitioner second appeal appeals affirmed district orders requiring certain detainees allowed contact visits inmates allowed watch searches cells rutherford pitchess appeals held district order contact visitation fits harmoniously within pattern federal cases following wolfish recogniz ing important security interests penal institution time recogniz ing psychological punitive effects prolonged loss contact visitation upon detainees suggested blanket prohibition contact visits detainees unreasonable exaggerated response security concerns ibid appeals also rejected petitioners contention wolfish precluded order pretrial detainees permitted observe cell searches appeals district identified significant differences order invalidated wolfish entered district granted certiorari importance issue administration detention facilities conflict among federal courts appeals reverse ii administration seven separate jail facilities metropolitan area seven million people task monumental proportions housed facilities annually persons awaiting trial confined unable meet requirements release bail generalizations little value one familiar even barest outline problems administration prison jail administration criminal justice fail aware ease one obtain release bail personal recognizance fact nonrelease pending trial thus significant factor bearing security measures imperative proper administration detention facility four terms ago bell wolfish considered first time light security concerns scope constitutional protection must accorded pretrial detainees respondents wolfish challenged numerous conditions confinement pretrial detention facility new york city various policies practices institution held alleged pretrial detainee deprived liberty without due process dispositive inquiry whether challenged condition practice policy constitutes punishment due process clause detainee must punished prior adjudication guilt accordance due process law omitted addressing particular challenges wolfish carefully outlined principles applied evaluating constitutionality conditions pretrial detention specifically observed must decide whether disability imposed purpose punishment whether incident legitimate governmental purpose citation omitted absent proof intent punish noted determination generally turn whether alternative purpose restriction may rationally connected assignable whether appears excessive relation alternative purpose assigned ibid quoting kennedy concluded particular condition restriction pretrial detention reasonably related legitimate governmental objective without amount punishment conversely restriction condition reasonably related legitimate goal arbitrary purposeless permissibly may infer purpose governmental action punishment may constitutionally inflicted upon detainees qua detainees citation omitted heed warning uch considerations peculiarly within province professional expertise corrections officials absence substantial evidence record indicate officials exaggerated response considerations courts ordinarily defer expert judgment matters quoting pell procunier rison administrators accorded deference adoption execution policies practices judgment needed preserve internal order discipline maintain institutional security citing cases iii petitioners first contention error conclude even low risk detainees incarcerated month constitutionally entitled contact visits friends relatives petitioners maintain throughout proceedings interest institutional public security within discretion officials detention facility impose absolute prohibition contact visits district find appeals suggest purpose petitioners policy denying contact visitation punish inmates contrary district found petitioners fully cognizant possible value contact visitation commended petitioners conscientious efforts accommodate large numbers inmates central jail question us therefore narrow whether prohibition contact visits reasonably related legitimate governmental objectives particularly dispute internal security detention facilities legitimate governmental interest inquiry simply whether petitioners blanket prohibition contact visits central jail reasonably related security facility valid rational connection ban contact visits internal security detention facility obvious warrant extended discussion district acknowledged much contact visits invite host security problems open institution introduction drugs weapons contraband visitors easily conceal guns knives drugs contraband countless ways pass inmate unnoticed even vigilant observers items readily slipped clothing innocent child transferred visitors permitted close contact inmates contact visitation poses dangers detention facility well detainees definition persons unable meet bail often awaiting trial serious violent offenses many prior criminal convictions exposure type person others whether family friends jail administrators necessarily carries risks safety innocent individuals jeopardized various ways may example taken hostages become innocent pawns escape attempts answer course deal restrictions pretrial detainees rather convicted criminals observed wolfish context basis concluding pretrial detainees pose lesser security risk convicted inmates indeed said may certain circumstances detainees present greater risk jail security order ibid district appeals held totally disallowing contact visits excessive relation security interests stake reject characterization many justifications denying contact visits entirely rather attempting difficult task establishing program limited visitation imposed unreasonable assume instance low security risk detainees enlisted help obtain contraband weapons fellow inmates denied contact visits additionally identification inmates propensities violence escape drug smuggling difficult impossible task chances mistaken identification substantial burdens identifying candidates contact visitation glossed district made even difficult brevity detention constantly changing nature inmate population complete prohibition reasonably thought necessary selectively allowing contact visits even feasible well create tension allowed contact visits wolfish sustained fourth amendment challenge practice conducting routine body cavity searches following contact visits even though one reported attempt smuggle contraband facility body cavity purpose cavity searches wolfish discover deter smuggling weapons contraband found byproduct contact visits given security demands need protect inmates also facility personnel regard full body cavity searches excessive petitioners flat prohibition contact visits considered excessive response security objectives see event emphasized unwilling substitute judgment difficult sensitive matters institutional administration security persons actually charged trained running facilities sum conclude petitioners blanket prohibition entirely reasonable nonpunitive response legitimate security concerns identified consistent fourteenth amendment district acknowledged many factors strongly militate allowing contact visits app pet cert appears accepted petitioners testimony contact visits significantly increase possibility breaches security safety others placed jeopardy noted despite safeguards precautions program contact visitation inevitably increase importation narcotics jail take judicial notice unauthorized use narcotics problem plagues virtually every penal detention center country explicitly acknowledging security risks inhere even limited program contact visitation district nonetheless invalidated petitioners practice denying contact visitation record must conclude district simply misperceived limited scope judicial inquiry wolfish district found many factors counseled contact visits inquiry ended balancing resulted impermissible substitution view proper administration central jail experienced administrators facility wolfish plain opinions lower courts simply disagreed judgment jail officials extent security interests affected means required interests rejecting district order sense denigrate importance visits family friends detainee intend suggest contact visits might factor contributing ultimate reintegration detainee society hold constitution require detainees allowed contact visits responsible experienced administrators determined sound discretion visits jeopardize security facility petitioners practice facilities conduct irregular random shakedown searches cells detainees detainees away meals recreation activities respondents dispute need searches challenge searches extent detainees permitted observe petitioners respond method conducting cell searches security measure virtually identical challenged wolfish see agree described practice wolfish follows mcc staff conducts unannounced searches inmate living areas irregular intervals searches generally formal unit shakedowns inmates cleared residential units team guards searches room nmates permitted watch searches respondents attempt distinguish wolfish principally ground district order invalidated wolfish rested fourth amendment district order predicated holding searches absence detainees violate rights due process clause fourteenth amendment hold wolfish room search rule challenged violate fourth amendment also explicitly rejected contention room search rule including feature rule prohibiting observation searches detainees violated detainees due process rights think four mcc security restrictions practices described part iii supra one rule permitting room searches absence detainees constitute punishment violation rights pretrial detainees due process clause fifth amendment omitted thus contrary respondents suggestion previously considered fourth amendment challenge also due process challenge room search procedure almost identical used central jail sustained practice scores reason reconsider issue identical arguments made respondents advanced respondents wolfish security concerns held justified restriction wolfish see less compelling moreover clearer holding wolfish matter lodged sound discretion institutional officials reaffirm proper deference informed discretion prison authorities demands courts make difficult judgments reconcile conflicting claims affecting security institution welfare prison staff property rights detainees accordingly judgment appeals reversed ordered footnotes search procedures effect searches cells contraband impermissible items conducted irregularly inmates away cells district ordered petitioners make available contact visit week pretrial detainee held jail one month concerning indication drug escape propensities provided however fifteen hundred visits need allowed one week app pet cert nmates general area shakedown inspection cells undertaken permitted sufficiently proximate respective cells may observe process respond questions make requests circumstances may indicate unlike cell search procedure ordered wolfish said procedure ordered allow inmates frustrate search distracting personnel moving contraband one room another ahead search team app pet cert quoting wolfish second appeals wolfish failed specify constitutional provision relied upon invalidate cell search rule review case contrast district noted specifically found refusal allow inmates observe cell searches violates due process clause fourteenth amendment appeals reversed third order issue directed jail officials reinstall transparent windows cells removed district case said appeals addressed concerns jail officials ignored district wolfish inmates frustrate search efforts distracting personnel relocating contraband ahead search team district order allowed officials remove inmates cells detain dayroom cell row searched bring individually observe search respective cells additionally order wolfish rested exclusively district conclusion searches unreasonable fourth amendment district order case based largely upon fourteenth amendment guarantee due process least five circuits held pretrial detainees constitutionally entitled contact visits see jordan wolke ramos lamm cert denied inmates allegheny county jail pierce feeley sampson oxendine williams per curiam ninth circuit case second fifth circuits held constitution require contact visits detainees least certain contexts see marcera chinlund vacated remanded sub nom lombard marcera jones diamond cert granted sub nom ledbetter jones cert dism cf west infante per curiam campbell mcgruder app occasion address specifically issue contact visitation wolfish suggest however prohibiting contact visitation might well represent permissible alternative admittedly intrusive body cavity searches challenged subsequently vacated remanded consideration light wolfish second circuit decision holding denial contact visits unconstitutional marcera chinlund vacated remanded sub nom lombard marcera issue presented review jones diamond supra however case ultimately dismissed pursuant rule wolfish characterized maintenance security internal order discipline essential goals times require limitation retraction retained constitutional rights government said must able take steps maintain security order institution make certain weapons illicit drugs reach detainees see also pell procunier reasonableness petitioners blanket prohibition underscored costs financial otherwise alternative response ordered district jail personnel district recognized free complicated expensive process es interviewing searching processing visitors app pet cert reassigned perform tasks perhaps requiring hiring additional personnel intrusive strip searches contact visits necessary finally district noted least modest improvements existing facilities required accommodate contact visitation program county purchase build new facility elsewhere substantial costs facility administrators might reasonably attempt avoid petitioners also note district order case indistinguishable material respect invalidated wolfish essentially correct although order limited requires detainees general vicinity cells time shakedowns detainees allowed observe search cells context however deference institutional administrators touchstone administrators required employ least restrictive means available differences constitutional magnitude district appeals also sought distinguish order entered wolfish ground order case accommodated institutional concern inmates distract personnel search succeed moving contraband guards arrive particular cell factual distinction without legal significance effect order merely attempts impose officials least restrictive means available accomplishment security objectives reaffirm administrative officials obliged adopt least restrictive means meet legitimate objectives wolfish extent respondents brief read raise procedural due process challenge petitioners procedure claim made wolfish reject challenge governmental interests conducting search absence detainees see wolfish supra complex undertaking optimal conditions institution exceed whatever possessory interests detainees might implicated search moreover believe risks erroneous deprivations property petitioners procedure minimal justice blackmun concurring judgment agree neither policy policy issue case violates respondents due process rights fourteenth amendment write separately however believe adequately addressed gravamen respondents constitutional claims disagree treatment issue chiefly view invoked principles judicial deference administrative judgment place present litigation made clear bell wolfish reaffirms pretrial detainee challenges conditions confinement ground amount punishment violation due process clause must show conditions product punitive intent see nn ante detainee attempts demonstrate existence punitive intent either direct proof motive demonstration challenged conditions reasonably related legitimate governmental objective necessarily calling question good faith prison administrators circumstances seems somewhat perverse insist assessing rationality particular administrative practice must accord prison administrators deference adoption execution policies practices judgment needed preserve internal order discipline maintain institutional security ante quoting bell wolfish requirement boils command confronted charge administrative bad faith must evaluate charge assuming administrative good faith constitutional challenge prison conditions necessarily places good faith prison administrators issue regard improper make plaintiff prove case twice requiring defer administrators putative professional judgment instead think sufficient rest substantive due process standard announced bell wolfish absent direct proof punitive intent permissibly may infer purpose challenged governmental action punishment action reasonably related legitimate goal requirement prison policies reasonably related legitimate goal hardly stringent one many reasons given ante doubt requirement met record presented therefore mystified insistence invoking principles judicial deference since principles inappropriate entirely unnecessary result case generally concerned apparent willingness substitute rhetoric judicial deference meaningful scrutiny constitutional claims prison setting see rhodes chapman opinion concurring judgment courts unquestionably reluctant prison administrators opinions need security measures constitutional standards look whole part effectiveness administrative practices administrative judgments entitled substantial weight fact particular measures advance prison security however make ipso facto constitutional cf bell wolfish recognize constitutional challenges prison conditions like similarly expansive challenges workings institutions pose danger excessive judicial intervention time however careless invocations deference run risk returning us passivity several decades ago barbarism squalor many prisons met judicial blind eye hands approach recognized bell wolfish fact initial responsibility nation prisons vested prison administrators mean constitutional rights scrupulously observed satisfied policy satisfies standard due process clause join judgment treatment policy misconstrues respondents claim assumes respondents challenging exclusion cell searches substantive due process grounds hence decision bell wolfish dispositive ante quite clear however respondents challenging policy procedural due process grounds see tr oral arg procedural due process issue rather issue freedom punishment matter substantive due process brief respondents essence respondents arguing cell searches result deprivation personal property process due fourteenth amendment includes opportunity observe cell searches order minimize erroneous deprivations address procedural due process claim bell wolfish something must said support judgment case mathews eldridge adequacy governmental procedures accompany deprivations property normally depends balance three factors private interest affected official action risk existing procedures result erroneous deprivation probable value additional procedural safeguards governmental interest relying challenged procedures dispute private interests stake cell searches potentially significant see hudson palmer ante opinion stevens concurring part dissenting part possible maintain pretrial detainee presence never contribute avoidance erroneous deprivations noted bell wolfish prevent ion theft misuse conducting search conceivable beneficial effect allowing detainees observe cell searches district judge case witnessed search prisoner able prevent mistaken seizure two magazines cell explaining complied prison regulations app pet cert countervailing governmental interests conducting cell searches outside presence pretrial detainees however substantial enough persuade appeals erred due process determination first reason think friction inmates security guards bell wolfish less likely result presence detainees bell wolfish second significant detainees may well learn hide contraband allowed watch searches cells result although requirement detainee presence course search may prevent seizure contraband search cf pearson yacht leasing may frustrate future searches detainee cell quite apart security concerns moreover undoubtedly administrative burdens entailed additional substitute procedural requirement mathews eldridge example petitioners point jail required dedicate increased number guards task accompanying detainee holding area cell search conducted different exigencies excused requirement predeprivation hearings contexts see commissioner shapiro phillips commissioner north american cold storage chicago considerations tip balance de facto predeprivation hearing pretrial detainees reason join judgment justice marshall justice brennan justice stevens join dissenting case marks fourth time recent years turned deaf ear inmates claims conditions confinement violate federal constitution see rhodes chapman bell wolfish hudson palmer ante guided unwarranted confidence good faith expertise prison administrators pinched conception meaning due process clauses eighth amendment majority increasingly appears willing sanction prison condition majority imagine colorable rationale matter oppressive condition fact upholds two policies force los angeles county central jail one pretrial detainee permitted physical contact members family regardless long incarcerated pending trial slight risk abuse visitation privilege detainees allowed observe searches cells despite fact searches frequently result arbitrary destruction confiscation detainees property view neither policies comports constitution bell wolfish supra established set principles defining constitutionally permissible treatment incarcerated persons convicted crimes years since wolfish abandoned view decision case fundamentally misconceived see marshall dissenting however even thought doctrine enunciated wolfish defensible abide manner majority construes applies doctrine dispose respondents challenge jail rule contact visitation one premises principal holding wolfish plaintiffs claims implicate fundamental liberty interests delineated roe wade eisenstadt baird stanley illinois griswold connecticut meyer nebraska aside right punished prior adjudication guilt general interest asserted plaintiffs wolfish contended desire free discomfort comparatively unimportant nature interest made possible adopt deferential legal standard particular condition restriction pretrial detention passes muster due process clause long reasonably related legitimate governmental objective today reiterates relies foregoing test ante however ignores crucial difference interests stake wolfish case unlike wolfish plaintiffs respondents point fundamental right abridged jail policy namely freedom engage prevent deterioration relationships families importance right asserted respondents acknowledged district ability man embrace wife children time time weeks months awaiting trial found matter great importance rutherford pitchess supp denial contact visitation concluded traumatic treatment app pet cert substantial evidence record supports district findings william nagel expert field corrections testified contact visitation crucial allowing prisoners maintain familial bonds tr similarly terry kupers psychiatrist testified denial contact visitation contributes breakup prisoners marriages generally threatens mental health secondary literature buttresses assertions conclusions reached courts significant injury familial relations wrought jail policy denying contact visitation means policy must tested legal standard constraining rule announced wolfish cases leave doubt persons freedom enter maintain cultivate familial relations entitled constitutional protection santosky kramer among relationships expressly shielded state interference bonds spouses see zablocki redhail parents children see wisconsin yoder stanley illinois supra special status relationships constitutional scheme derives several considerations fact traditionally regarded sacrosanct important role played fostering diversity pluralism culture centrality emotional life many persons determination exactly doctrine established aforementioned cases bears upon ban contact visitation pretrial detainees difficult one hand argued withdrawal limitation many privileges rights necessarily accompanies incarceration price johnston combined fact inmates familial bonds altogether severed ban means something less compelling government interest suffice legitimate impairment inmates rights hand two factors suggest important public purpose sustain policy first even persons lawfully incarcerated convicted crimes retain important constitutional rights presumptively innocent persons surely entitled less second previously insisted upon persuasive justifications government regulations significantly prohibitively interfered exercise familial rights arguably similarly stringent test control however sensitive balancing competing considerations unnecessary resolve case us minimum petitioners prevail required show jail policy materially advances substantial government interest petitioners made record make demonstration emphasized petitioners must defend reluctance allow unlimited contact visitation rather refusal adopt specific reforms ordered lower courts district order recalled carefully circumscribed commencing ninety days following date order defendants make available contact visit week pretrial detainee held jail one month concerning indication drug escape propensities provided however fifteen hundred visits need allowed one week event number requested visits week exceeds fifteen hundred higher number sheriff voluntarily undertakes accommodate reasonable system rotation priorities may maintained lengths visits shall remain discretion sheriff app pet cert first petitioners contend ban contact visitation necessary prevent introduction jail drugs weapons must admitted legitimate important goal however petitioners fail show realization materially impaired adoption reforms ordered district indeed evidence adduced trial establishes contrary several witnesses testified security procedures implemented make importation contraband difficult among precautions effectively used institutions searches prisoners visits dressing prisoners special clothes visitation examination prisoners visitors metal detectors fluoroscopes exclusion parcels visiting area rejection visitors comply visiting rules continuous observation visiting area guards tr nagel testified procedures prevent everything except extreme methods introducing drugs institution protection transmission contraband visitors inmates provided district restriction order inmates classified low risk short reason think compliance lower courts directive result negligible increase flow drugs weapons jail second petitioners contend allowance contact visitation endanger innocent visitors placed near proximity dangerous detainees though importance objective apparent nexus jail current policy indicated district order applies detainees unlikely try escape security measures employed petitioners make difficult inmates hurt take advantage visitors see supra finally administrators institutions long permitted contact visits inmates families testified trial violent incidents resulting visitation rare apparently inmates value visitation privileges highly majority seeks shore petitioners two arguments miscellaneous subsidiary claims effort discredit limitations district order majority argues determination inmates sufficiently low propensity misbehave difficult especially light brevity detention constantly changing nature inmate population ante contention rebutted district finding inmate incarcerated month jail officials considerable information regarding background behavior patterns evidence record jail already classification system modification improvement used evaluate detainees propensities escape drug abuse app pet cert next majority contends compliance district order expensive ante district findings decisive found modest changes jail facilities required app pet cert fundamentally desire run jail cheaply possible legitimate reason abridging constitutional rights occupants finally majority suggests district order might cause dissension jail inmates denied visitation privileges resent granted privileges ante evidence whatsoever record support speculative observation sum neither petitioners majority shown permitting pretrial detainees incarcerated month occasionally contact visits spouses children frustrate achievement substantial state interest visitation significantly alleviate adverse impact jail current policies upon respondents familial rights deprivation violates due process clause ii majority brusquely rejects respondents challenge jail policy refusing permit detainees observe searches cells ground respondents claim foreclosed decision wolfish respondents claim indeed identical presented wolfish plaintiffs vote affirm issue reasons stated dissenting opinion wolfish see fact however two cases differ crucial respect difference provides independent ground sustaining judgment wolfish held policy adopted metropolitan correctional center allowing pretrial detainees observe searches cells violate fourth amendment constitute punishment violative due process clause respondents case make quite different claim assert central jail policy searching cells confiscating destroying personal possessions found therein without allowing inmates observe searches deprives inmates property without due process law record us think respondents claim meritorious one purposes due process clause reduce incidence error deprivations life liberty property see fuentes shevin one ways error reduced turn allowing persons whose interests may affected adversely government decisions participate decisions mathews eldridge identified complex considerations helpful determining whether constitution mandates participation particular contexts dentification specific dictates due process generally requires consideration three distinct factors first private interest affected official action second risk erroneous deprivation interest procedures used probable value additional substitute procedural safeguards finally government interest including function involved fiscal administrative burdens additional substitute procedural requirement entail sum seems classic instance established state procedure distinguished random unauthorized act state employee effect causing unnecessary deprivations private property compare logan zimmerman brush hudson palmer ante parratt taylor view ease petitioners implement alternative procedure reduce incidence wanton destruction inmates possessions affirm judgment courts jail current practice violates due process clause respectfully dissent wolfish plaintiffs assert various rights challenging specific conditions prison see first amendment fourth amendment consider particular interests formulating general standard relies today determining constitutionality due process clause treatment pretrial detainees see stressed jail inmates detained brief periods time thus covered district order detained substantial periods example plaintiffs rutherford taylor held jail pending trials months months respectively app see zemans cavan marital relationships prisoners crim note prisoners parenting preserving tie binds yale see jones diamond cert granted sub nom ledbetter jones cert dism boudin thomas supp sdny pointing inter alia inmate child young talk denial contact visitation equivalent denial visitation whatsoever rhem malcolm supp sdny aff see bellotti baird plurality opinion meyer nebraska see moore east cleveland plurality opinion pierce society sisters see smith organization foster families stanley illinois cf schall martin marshall dissenting suggesting test strength state interest needed legitimate statute depend upon degree statute encroaches upon fundamental rights emphasis original citation omitted bell wolfish marshall dissenting see procunier martinez freedom speech lee washington per curiam equal protection laws cf wolff mcdonnell iron curtain drawn constitution prisons country cf bell wolfish supra pretrial detainees unlike sentenced inmates may punished see zablocki redhail invalidating statute applied persons seriously intruded upon abrogate right marry cleveland board education lafleur striking administrative regulations imposed heavy burden teachers right children respondents contend even case controlled standard enunciated wolfish prevail petitioners advanced even legitimate governmental objective support jail policy manner approach case need address respondents argument score majority implies intrusiveness measures provides additional justification petitioners refusal allow contact visitation see ante possible inmates visitors might decide forgo visitation rather submit procedures surely choice left pointed drugs weapons enter jail significant quantities several routes see tr cf describing similar problems institutions thus mistake think jail currently free contraband small amounts might enter facility contact visitation infect facility first time example arnett gaston warden new york city men house detention riker island testified significant physical confrontations largely absent facility lloyd patterson superintendent deuel vocational institution years testified recall three four incidents period nagel drawing years experience new jersey prison system visits institutions corroborated observations lieutenant thomas lonergan testified trial present identities backgrounds inmates ascertained within three weeks admission feasibility limited contact visitation program ordered district suggested number institutions similar programs approximately inmates california prison system permitted contact visitation appears current policy federal bureau prisons allow visitation privileges convicted inmates pretrial detainees see new york city except identifiably dangerous pretrial detainees permitted contact visits families indeed agency oversees operation city detention facilities filed brief contending contact visitation feasible denial must deemed punitive brief new york city board correction amicus curiae cf hudson palmer ante stevens concurring part dissenting part personal letters snapshots family members souvenir deck cards hobby kit perhaps diary training manual apprentice new trade even bible variety inexpensive items may enable prisoner maintain contact part past eye possibility better future last finding based part district judge visit jail limited observation mentioned memorandum february revealed instance upon opportunity prisoner make plea explanation behalf resulted saving property confiscation obvious fact meant good deal believe incident justifies significant generalization app pet cert see district described procedure compared jail present policy follows method involved searching cells row inmates remained day room manner searches currently conducted method men occupying particular cell brought day room stood outside cell searched search completed men locked cell remaining cells searched successively manner methods unsatisfactory expensive comment concerning indicated according statistics reported defendants methods take substantially amount time slightly expensive due need utilize deputies escort prisoners insure assault upon deputies engaged searching cell see tr testimony deputy sheriff lombardi brief petitioners object method one ground press relying single comment made trial deputy sheriff lombardi petitioners contend detainees allowed observe cell searches learn hide contraband impunity deputy lombardi offered substantiation prediction indeed summarizing petitioners objections method consider point important enough even mention see especially absence finding issue district petitioners bald contention seems entitled little weight cf hudson palmer ante stevens concurring part dissenting part observing holding hudson cover cases contended established prison procedures create unreasonable risk prisoners unjustifiably deprived property