While there are some exceptions, attorney-client privilege generally applies to all communications between those two parties. That includes digital communications such as email or instant messaging. But when it comes to people in prison and their legal counsel, that isn't always the case.
Another important element of TRULINCS is privacy, or the lack thereof. All messages that come in or go out through TRULINCS can be monitored. That's true whether they are sent between an incarcerated person and their family or even their attorney.
Every year, thousands of people are unrepresented in immigration hearings. But Americans support providing public defenders for immigrants.
In US v Haymond, the Supreme Court preserved the rights to a jury trial and to be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. But it was close.
Everyone worries about their privacy, including prisoners. Inmates' privacy rights have their roots in several key constitutional provisions.
The chance of a “perfect trial” is slim to none. Whether it’s a sleeping juror, a lack of record or something else, anything close to a perfect trial is hard to come by. And that’s true even when the wrong juror convicts you.
The attorney-client privilege is the oldest and most sacred of all legal privileges. HR 5545 preserves the attorney-client privilege.