US prisons allegedly record more inmate calls than they should
It might not just be everyday people who’ve been subject to illegal surveillance — prisoners may be victims, too. An anonymous hacker has given The Intercept phone records showing that prisons have recorded “at least” 14,000 calls between inmates and lawyers through software from Securus. As you might imagine, that potentially represents huge violations of both the attorney-client privilege and Sixth Amendment protections against interference with your right to counsel. Prosecutors could use these recordings to cheat at trial by getting case details that they’re not supposed to know. In fact, a recent Austin lawsuit accuses Securus of contributing to just that kind of trickery.
Source: The Intercept
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