Police bugged conversations between lawyers and clients in Risdon Prison | 7.30

Legal privilege is considered a core pillar of the justice system. It protects a client from having their conversations with legal counsel being used against them in court - so they can speak freely, and in turn, receive the best advice.

But between June and August of 2017, Tasmania Police secretly recorded dozens of conversations that should've been confidential - after they bugged a meeting room at Risdon Prison.

Will Murray reports.

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