If a public hearing of the Rules Committee of the Superior Court goes favorably Dec. 5, Connecticut’s courtrooms may soon have a new protection against angry, violent or disruptive prisoners in civil and family court proceedings through interactive audiovisual devices that would allow prisoners to attend the proceedings remotely.
The proposed audiovisual rules could have an effect on courtroom practice and procedure. If adopted, a party may move for – or a judge may order – the use of a two-way audiovisual feed, so long as the prisoner, the judge and the prisoner’s attorney can see and communicate with each other simultaneously.
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