"They would bring contraband in their briefcases, in manila envelopes, " an active-duty officer familiar with Defense Department records on attorney access violations told us.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Gitmo��s indefensible lawyers

In a letter to the ELC, the assistant information commissioner, Emily McCarthy, stated her office is investigating possible violations of the Access to Information Act.

BBC: Has Canada's government been muzzling its scientists?

Material safety includes access to things like potable water, food and health services while legal safety includes redress for human rights violations, non-discrimination, and unhindered access to justice.

CNN: UNHCR focus on returning Iraqis

But Deconcini says some of the most serious violations dealt not with hygiene but with access to telephones.

NPR: Immigrants Held in U.S. Often Kept in Squalor

Despite this history, Paul, Weiss attorneys were apparently so confident that the DOJ could be cowed into submission that they provided the court with exhibits-letters, emails and court filings-documenting gross violations of the protective order by other habeas attorneys whose access was not cut off, ostensibly to show that Paul, Weiss was being treated unfairly.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Gitmo's indefensible lawyers

The committee believes that its continued access to prisoners worldwide is contingent upon confidentiality, and therefore it addresses violations privately with the authorities directly responsible for prisoner treatment and detention.

NEWYORKER: The Black Sites

The Secret internet Protocol distribution (SIPDIS) electronic archive will disappear or be ushered behind much higher security, access clearances will be hiked, and tougher followup and penalties for official secrets violations will be enacted to make it safe for diplomats to go back in the water.

FORBES: WikiLeaks Welcomes Diplomacy to its Future