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Prison officials know better than a panel of judges how to run a prison.

N. Randy Smith, federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals — suggesting that although the strip search of a male inmate by a female jail guard was "unsavory to our sensibilities," the action met legal standards.

N. Randy Smith, federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals — suggesting that although the strip search of a male inmate by a female jail guard was "unsavory to our sensibilities," the action met legal standards.

Andy Kim is a former GOVERNING staff writer.