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Are Prisoners’ Emails to Lawyers Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege?

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Written by  PLP News

Federal judges are divided over whether inmates have a right to confidential email communications with their counsel. So reports The New York Times.

Defendants using the federal prison email system must read and accept a notice stating that their email communications will be monitored. Prosecutors say there are other ways for defense lawyers to communicate with clients, but defense lawyers argue that those methods are absurdly inefficient.

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