To alleviate overcrowding in Connecticut’s jails, the state Department of Correction is transferring hundreds of inmates to distant, out-of-state prisons. But that practice is separating some inmates from their attorneys while their court cases are still unresolved. And that is compromising the quality of representation for the accused, state defense lawyers argue.
In late January, for example, Old Lyme attorney Conrad Seifert scheduled an hour-long drive to Cheshire Correctional Institution to confer with his incarcerated client.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
