Jiles v. Department of Correction

The plaintiff, Curtis Jiles, filed a complaint alleging *659that the Department of Correction (department) and certain of its officers unconstitutionally interfered with his right to legal representation because the conditions of an interview room in the west wing segregation unit (WWSU) of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction (Cedar Junction) did not adequately preserve the confidentiality of his communications with counsel. Thereby, Jiles claims, there were violations of his constitutional and statutory rights to counsel and to access to the courts, under both the…