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Politician alleges NSW Corrections illegally snooped on her calls with prisoners

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Politician alleges NSW Corrections illegally snooped on her calls with prisoners
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Exclusive: Greens MLC Sue Higginson tells parliament that Corrective Services knew things ‘which made it very clear they had monitored our conversation’

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A New South Wales parliamentarian has alleged prison officers unlawfully listened to her calls with inmates and then threatened those who had sought her help.

The Greens’ justice spokesperson, Sue Higginson, alleged that her phone calls were “routinely” monitored despite it being against the law for Corrective Services officers to listen to calls between parliamentarians and prisoners.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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