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Recording of 837 attorney-client phone calls ‘borders on the ridiculous’

Recording of 837 attorney-client phone calls ‘borders on the ridiculous’

by Samantha Hogan | July 9, 2020

Maine jails recorded at least 837 private phone calls between attorneys and inmates in the past 12 months, potentially violating state law in the process. Four county jails that detain defendants before trial inappropriately recorded confidential phone calls in a...
Protected attorney-client calls released to prosecutors at least four times in Maine

Protected attorney-client calls released to prosecutors at least four times in Maine

by Susan Cover | June 18, 2020

Maine’s public defense agency is still working to determine how many inmate phone calls with attorneys may have been improperly recorded and sent to prosecutors, with four known instances happening since 2015.  The state is investigating the extent to which Maine...

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