In a case that alleges that calls between criminal defense lawyers and their inmate-clients are being recorded and shared with prosecutors, the plaintiffs now claim that judges tried to stop the alleged conduct, to no avail, and that the matter is reducing attorneys’ incomes.
Aside from the fact that the clients’ Sixth Amendment rights are in “serious jeopardy,” the plaintiffs also allege that a lawyer has a “choice of using an insecure phone line or devoting significant time to visiting the detainee in person,” said the July 23 amended class action complaint in Austin Lawyers Guild v. Securus Technologies.
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