Comments on: Attorney-client confidentiality in prisons http://apublicdefender.com/2008/06/23/attorney-client-confidentiality-in-prisons/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:10:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Legal fictions: Confidential communications | a public defender http://apublicdefender.com/2008/06/23/attorney-client-confidentiality-in-prisons/comment-page-1/#comment-40240 Legal fictions: Confidential communications | a public defender Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:12:19 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1273#comment-40240 [...] the information gained from such a meeting (or from “confidential” visiting rooms and telephones in prison) because the outcome would be a massive lawsuit and lots of headaches for the State, but that [...] [...] the information gained from such a meeting (or from “confidential” visiting rooms and telephones in prison) because the outcome would be a massive lawsuit and lots of headaches for the State, but that [...]

]]> By: bfrederick http://apublicdefender.com/2008/06/23/attorney-client-confidentiality-in-prisons/comment-page-1/#comment-33829 bfrederick Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:12:53 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1273#comment-33829 We have been dealing with this issue in S.C. with the jail phones. It got a lot of attention recently when a Senator was arrested for DUI and the County Sheriff immediately released to the media audiotapes of his conversations on the jail phone. A FOIA request to our local jail revealed that there is no written policy regarding recording of calls, but I was assured by letter that all staff are aware of the importance of attorney client privilege. Another local attorney, however, in response to a subpoena in a PCR, received recordings of telephone calls between his client and trial counsel. We have been dealing with this issue in S.C. with the jail phones. It got a lot of attention recently when a Senator was arrested for DUI and the County Sheriff immediately released to the media audiotapes of his conversations on the jail phone.

A FOIA request to our local jail revealed that there is no written policy regarding recording of calls, but I was assured by letter that all staff are aware of the importance of attorney client privilege. Another local attorney, however, in response to a subpoena in a PCR, received recordings of telephone calls between his client and trial counsel.

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