ACT government challenged on COVID-19 outbreak response at Alexander Maconochie Centre

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Updated July 28 2022 - 12:18pm, first published 11:50am
Lawyer Peter Woodhouse, who says claims about legal visits continuing at Canberra's jail are "simply not true". Picture: Karleen Minney
Lawyer Peter Woodhouse, who says claims about legal visits continuing at Canberra's jail are "simply not true". Picture: Karleen Minney

Experienced criminal defence lawyers have contradicted the ACT government's suggestion that legal visits are continuing at Canberra's jail as staff battle a new COVID-19 outbreak, with one saying the claim is "simply not true".

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Blake Foden was a court reporter at The Canberra Times.

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