Special administrative measure
A special administrative measure (SAM) is a process under
The law is considered particularly controversial because it permits monitoring of attorney–client communications of designated prisoners.[1] Initiated in November 2001, the Department of Justice considered this an expansion of an existing regulation; formerly, such restrictions had only been allowed through court orders. The law specifies that information protected by attorney–client privilege cannot be used for prosecution; however, communications related to ongoing or contemplated illegal acts are not covered.[2]
As of May 22, 2009, 44 out of 205,000 federal inmates were subject to SAMs, 29 incarcerated on terrorism-related charges, 11 on violent crime-related charges and four on espionage charges.
See also
References
- ^ Thomas F. Gede, Kent S. Scheidegger, William G. Otis Monitoring Attorney–Client Communications of Designated Federal Prisoners, Federalist Society, December 3, 2001.
- ^ Justice to monitor some attorney-client communications, CNN, November 9, 2001.
- ^ Fact Sheet: Prosecuting and Detaining Terror Suspects in the U.S. Criminal Justice System, United States Department of Justice, June 9, 2009.
- Washington Post, March 18, 2009, p. 6.
- ^ Chuck Goudie, Convicted mob boss complains about prison, ABC News, November 17, 2010.
- ^ ""Department of Justice"". Usdoj.gov. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ Hamblett, Mark (March 1, 2012). "Stewart Challenges Resentence, Claims Penalty for Speech". New York Law Journal.
- ^ "Legal battle flares over Dzhokhar Tsarnaev security measures". Los Angeles Times. November 7, 2013.
External links
- My Student, the 'Terrorist': Syed Fahad Hashmi was held in pre-trial solitary confinement for three years, mostly under Special Administrative Measures.
- ECL Submission for Solitary Confinement
- Counsel complaint re SAMs