Law360: Lawmakers Push To Extend Atty-Client Shield To Prison Emails

Law360: Lawmakers Push To Extend Atty-Client Shield To Prison Emails by RJ Vogt:

To email someone in a federal prison, you can’t just fire up your inbox, type a message and hit “send” — electronic correspondence is part of a government-run service that makes clear that your messages “are accessible for review and/or download.”

This lack of privacy has long been a sticking point for attorneys representing incarcerated clients, especially since 2011, when federal prosecutors used a former Pennsylvania state senator’s “explosive” prison emails with his lawyers to obtain a lengthier sentence.

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