Defense lawyers say the suspects are being held under unconstitutionally restrictive conditions.
In a hearing in Manhattan's U.S. District Court, Judge Leonard B. Sand said phone privileges for the three men should be improved. No phone, outdoor recreation or conversation Michael Young, attorney for bombing suspect Mohamed Sadeek Odeh said he has never seen such a case of total deprivation where prisoners are denied telephone use, exercise rights comparable to other inmates and interaction with other detainees or co-defendants. A solution to the telephone access dilemma, however, may be within reach. Sand, along with prosecutors and defense attorneys, agreed to increase the inmates' access to telephones. Assistant District Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald argued that the defendants' amenities are comparable to those available to similar pre-trial detainees, if not better.