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County Promises Clear Inmate Access For Attorneys Following ‘Secret’ Memo
By northescambia.com
Published: 05/13/2014

Attorneys will have clear access to inmates being held in county facilities now used as part of the Escambia County Jail, according to memo issued Monday by the county attorney.

Attorneys complained they were denied access to inmates at the Escambia County Road Prison over the weekend due to a “secret” memo that ordered shift supervisors to only allow listed attorneys of record and those from the public defender’s or State Attorney’s office to see inmates, Ricksblog.biz reported Monday morning. The memo was written by Escambia Road Prison Commander C.S. Snow.

The memo instructed road prison employees to search the Clerk of Court’s website to determine if an attorney was assigned to a case prior to allowing them to visit with an inmate. “Let’s make sure they are, who they say the are,” the memo stated.

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