UIC Law Review
Abstract
This Comment addresses whether the attorney-client privilege should extend to emails exchanged between an inmate and his or her attorney over TRULINCS, the prison email system. Section II describes the history of the attorney-client privilege, and compares and contrasts the federal privilege with the New York state privilege in order to directly address Dr. Ahmed’s conflict. Section III juxtaposes other forms of privileged attorney-client contact with inmate emailing, and discusses the confidentiality agreement provided through the prison email system, TRULINCS. Finally, Section IV proposes a fiscally responsible, efficient, and convenient solution to the possible extension of the attorney-client privilege to inmate email.
Recommended Citation
Danielle Burkhardt, Read, White, and Blue: Prosecutors Reading Inmate Emails and the Attorney-Client Privilege, 48 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1119 (2015)
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