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An 8-Year-Old Girl Was Strip-Searched While Visiting Her Father In Prison

Ashe Schow
An 8-Year-Old Girl Was Strip-Searched While Visiting Her Father In Prison
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A prison staff member is facing disciplinary action after authorizing the strip search of an 8-year-old girl.

The young girl was visiting her father in a Virginia prison when the strip search occurred. Prison protocol stipulates that a legal guardian or parent must authorize such a search, yet the person who accompanied the girl was neither.

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