[1] In such cases, jurors are usually housed at a hotel, where they are not allowed to read the newspaper, watch television, or access the Internet, and may have only limited contact with others, even each other.
[2][3] Sequestration is rare, and becoming less common, due to the expense and concerns about the impact on jury members.
Sequestration is most commonly used in high-profile trials in which media coverage and public conversations about the case may be so ubiquitous that it is difficult for jurors to avoid.
A judge also may order that a jury be sequestered to prevent others from tampering with them through undue persuasion, threats, or bribes.
While the trial proceedings were ongoing, jurors were permitted to go home overnight, but parked in a secure location and were escorted between it and a private entrance to the courthouse.