Minors have a constitutional right to unimpeded access to attorneys and legal representation. The needs of attorneys vary from a short contact at the visiting window to space needed for paperwork in preparation for a hearing or trial. The visit must be confidential and may be a contact visit. Generally, contact includes the ability to have a conversation without a microphone and the ability to pass documents. Not every attorney will need or want a contact visit, and the facility manager can require special security arrangements and procedures based on valid interests.
Court holding facilities and jails deal with the issue of attorney visits as a routine.
There will be a need for standard procedures to process attorney visits and the flexibility to handle visits with special requirements. Client interviews for minors at a facility should not take place during meals or other key activities. Extenuating circumstances may occur and conflicts of schedules may occur.