St. Louis Jail Blocks Attorneys From Hand-Delivering Paper to Clients

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St. Louis Jail Blocks Attorneys From Hand-Delivering Paper to Clients

The St. Louis jail has found yet another way to interfere with the work of attorneys who have clients locked up inside. The latest policy implemented by administrators at the City Justice Center is one that lawyers say unnecessarily complicates their efforts to deliver legal documents to clients inside the troubled facility. It concerns the “paper pass,” a narrow opening in the booths where attorneys speak to clients through glass.