The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Gouveia, 704 F.2d 1116 (9th Cir. 1983):
It is, therefore, clear that the administrative detention of an indigent inmate who is suspected of a crime does, under certain circumstances, give rise to the right to appointed counsel. The question is what are those circumstances. In prison there is no automatic device that triggers the right. It should not arise immediately when detention begins because there are substantial administrative and disciplinary concerns that justify detention but are unrelated to a criminal prosecution. And, as already pointed out, it should not be automatically postponed until indictment. The duty to appoint counsel "is not discharged by an assignment at such time or under such circumstances as to preclude the giving of effective aid in the preparation and trial of the case." Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. at 71, 53 S.Ct. at 65. By necessity then we must fashion a rule which preserves the right to effective assistance of counsel without impairing the authority of prison officials to carry out their administrative responsibilities.
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