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Collect Only Telephone Calls to Attorneys Denies Access to Counsel

The California First District Court of Appeal has held that pre-trial
detainee's have a right to a direct line telephone to the public defender's
office (PDO). The Court found that a newly installed collect-only phone
system denied jail prisoners reasonable access to counsel where the extra
cost of collect calls ...

 

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