I cannot see how any protocol could allow for something like that to happen with a convicted murderer, whether awaiting transport or not. It's obviously a security problem of the first order to allow anyone into the area with the inmate to begin with, but how that could happen is just beyond me unless LE was actively involved in facilitating the event. :stormingmad:
Here's a link which might be helpful re: media and prisoner interviews:
http://www.spj.org/pdf/prisonaccess/prisonaccess-arizona.pdf
Some excerpts:
1.3
Access to Inmates
1.3.1
Media representatives may correspond with inmates through the mail as outlined in Department Order #914, Inmate Mail
.
1.3.2
Media representatives who wish to schedule a telephone interview with an
inmate shall contact the Communications Director or designee during business
hours, and in a reasonable period of time prior to the requested time, to schedule the interview. The appropriate Department staff member shall process the request in a reasonable period of time in order to allow the requestor to conduct the interview as approved.
1.3.3
One-on-one interviews between media representatives and inmates may be
conducted with prior approval of the Director as outlined in this Department
Order.
1.3.4
Conference calls of any kind between a media representative and inmates are not permitted.
1.3.5
Unless authorized by the Division Director for Offender Operations, inmate phone interviews with the media shall be limited to 15 minutes.
1.3.6
The Department retains the right to decline inmate interviews.
1.4.6
Inmates shall sign an Audio/Visual Release, Form 207-2 and/or the Inmate
Interview Request, Form 207-1, prior to contact with a media representative,
except when such contact is made through the mail in accordance with
Department Order #914, Inmate Mail. Additionally, an Audio/Visual Release is not required for inmates who are filmed as part of file footage and whose names are not associated with the photograph or video.
This was planned well in advance by CFJA to cover all of her bases. Contrary to what she says in the interview, the verdict was not completely unexpected given that this interview was only supposed to take place in the event of a M1 conviction.
There is no way of knowing whether or not the DT had advance knowledge of this, but given how networks operate, I'd be inclined to say that JW and KN knew of this as a possibility but thought that they had convinced JA out of doing it. 
