Former lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who is in prison after being convicted of killing his wife and son, had his phone and tablet access in prison revoked after allegedly recording a conversation for an upcoming documentary about the murder.

Murdaugh’s lawyer Jim Griffin reportedly recorded a conversation between him and his client over the phone on June 10 for an upcoming documentary about the murders committed by him, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.

The 54-year-old was accused of “willingly and knowingly” abusing his telephone privileges to “communicate with the news media for his own gain.” His tablet use came under scrutiny in July after it was found that he used to device to click a number of topless selfies while service two life sentences.

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He had kept a journal while standing trial earlier this year, from which he read out excerpts to his lawyer. The trial ended in the jury finding him guilty for the murders of his wife Maggie Murdaugh and youngest son Paul in 2021.

The information was to be used for a three-part Fox docuseries entitled “The Fall of the House of Murdaugh.” The docu-series will feature an interview with Murdaugh’s only living son, Buster, according to a report.

“Your actions, whether you intended or not, assisted Mr. Murdaugh in violating our policy and could jeopardize your telephonic communications with him in the future,” said Dennis Patterson, SCDOC Assistant Deputy Director of Operations to Murdaugh’s lawyer.

The SDOC “believes that victims of a crime should not have to see or hear the person who victimized them or their family member on the news,” spokesperson Chrysti Shain said in a statement. As a result, inmates are prohibited from participating in interviews.

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Murdaugh’s phone and tablet privileges were revoked on August 9. Just hours after that he was found in violating prison rules once again when he used another inmate’s PIN number to make a phone call. The penalty for this violation was that Murdaugh’s telephone and canteen privileges were revoked for a month.

According to prison officials, he will no longer have access to his tablet, used for correctional use. It will be up to the authorities to decide when Murdaugh is able to regain the privilege again.

Murdaugh is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole at the McCormick Correctional Institution in South Carolina. He also faces state charges for crimes including money laundering, wire fraud and embezzlement. Murdaugh will be pleading guilty in federal court for stealing millions of dollars from his disabled clients on September 21 in order to avoid trial in the future.