County of Nevada v. Super. Ct.
Annotate this CaseCiting safety concerns, the jail commander at the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility gave notice in 2013 that lawyers would generally no longer be able to meet face-to-face with their incarcerated clients in visiting rooms that lacked glass partitions. Instead, they would generally be required to meet with clients in rooms with glass partitions. Several inmates moved for the restoration of what they characterized as "contact visits" in non-partitioned rooms. The trial court consolidated motions, held a hearing, and ultimately held that the attorney-client visits be made available absent circumstances justifying suspension of such visits in certain cases. Nevada County petitioned for a writ of mandate or prohibition with the Court of Appeal, and after review, the Court concluded the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering attorney-client visits be made available at the jail absent circumstances justifying suspension of such visits in individual cases. The Court denied the writ petition and lifted the stay.
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