Exclusive: DOJ report recommends ways to improve detainee access to lawyers in prisons | Unpublished
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Author: USA TODAY
Publication Date: July 21, 2023 - 05:14

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Exclusive: DOJ report recommends ways to improve detainee access to lawyers in prisons

July 21, 2023

The Justice Department report provided more than 30 recommendations for improving the ways detainees can confer with lawyers while awaiting trial.

     


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