Green v. Quiros

With partners from the ACLU Foundation of Vermont, the ACLU Foundation of Connecticut has filed an amicus brief in the case of Green v. Quiros. This means that while we are not directly involved in this case, we have filed this brief because we have a substantial interest to oppose government actions resulting in unjustified and degrading searches that intrude on an incarcerated person's right to bodily integrity—such as in this case.

Courtney Green, the plaintiff and appellant, filed this case to challenge the Connecticut Department of Correction's (DOC) strip search policy that incarcerated people be subjected to body cavity searches following video calls. The DOC argues that when video calls and contact visits occur in the same room, it creates an opportunity for the exchange of contraband. However, the DOC has not offered any evidence that contraband has ever been recovered from a video call participant. The case focuses on the DOC's strip search policy while specifically arguing that two specific searches to which Mr. Green was subjected were unjustified and particularly egregious as they were conducted in a public setting and in an unhygienic manner.

In July 2026, the ACLU Foundation of Vermont and ACLU Foundation of Connecticut worked together to file an amicus brief in this case. The brief highlights how dehumanizing, degrading, and humiliating body cavity searches are and subjecting people who are incarcerated to body searches after video calls is degrading, unsafe, and will not prevent the introduction of contraband. Not only that, but strip searches can be extremely dangerous, creating opportunities for abuse that can—and historically have been—taken advantage of.

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