The Supreme Court ruled that under the Fourth Amendment:
A. prison officials may only search cells with the consent of the inmate.
B. arbitrary searches of prison cells are allowed because inmates have no reasonable expectation of privacy.
C. arbitrary searches meet the standard of deliberate indifference on the part of correctional officers and are unconstitutional.
D. prison cells may only be searched when there is a serious security threat.
Answer: B
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