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U.S. prison recordings of attorney-client meetings spur legal fight
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:02pm EDT
U.S. prison recordings of attorney-client meetings spur legal fight
By Kevin Murphy | KANSAS CITY, KAN.
Federal agents investigating a massive drug smuggling ring inside a U.S. prison in Kansas in April subpoenaed Corrections Corp of America, a private company that manages the facility, seeking all prison video footage for nearly two years.
There was just one problem, according to court documents. The recordings that CCA turned over included silent video of confidential attorney-client meetings at the prison.
Defense lawyers for six people charged in the case on Tuesday plan to urge a federal judge to order a broad, independent investigation, including all instances in which the U.S. Attorney's office in Kansas has requested and received privileged recordings.
The video recordings of what should have been privileged and confidential attorney-client meetings contain no audio. But the defense says they could show documents, reveal inmate body language or allow agents to read prisoners' lips.
The lawyers assert that CCA has also turned over audio recordings of phone calls between inmates and their attorneys.
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U.S. prison recordings of attorney-client meetings spur legal fight
By Kevin Murphy | KANSAS CITY, KAN.
Federal agents investigating a massive drug smuggling ring inside a U.S. prison in Kansas in April subpoenaed Corrections Corp of America, a private company that manages the facility, seeking all prison video footage for nearly two years.
There was just one problem, according to court documents. The recordings that CCA turned over included silent video of confidential attorney-client meetings at the prison.
Defense lawyers for six people charged in the case on Tuesday plan to urge a federal judge to order a broad, independent investigation, including all instances in which the U.S. Attorney's office in Kansas has requested and received privileged recordings.
The video recordings of what should have been privileged and confidential attorney-client meetings contain no audio. But the defense says they could show documents, reveal inmate body language or allow agents to read prisoners' lips.
The lawyers assert that CCA has also turned over audio recordings of phone calls between inmates and their attorneys.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kansas-prison-idUSKCN10R1V2