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Associated Press - February 26, 2010 8:24 PM ET
PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A judge says the Northern California couple charged with kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and holding her captive for 18 years must be given the opportunity to speak to each other while in jail.
Phillip and Nancy Garrido have been held separately since their arrests in August and denied access to each other. Their lawyers argued they had a constitutional right to talk face-to-face.
Jail officials had said arranging such visits would overburden the staff.
The judge ordered jail officials to allow Nancy Garrido to place two five minute phone calls to her husband over the next several weeks.
The judge scheduled another court hearing for April 15.
Both Phillip and Nancy Garrido have pleaded not guilty.
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