Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
The bill directs the Attorney General to develop a program within two years that lets people in federal prisons send and receive electronic communications with their lawyers without those messages being read by prison officials. It still allows monitoring of non‑privileged messages and sets strict rules for any law‑enforcement access to privileged messages, including warrant requirements and conflict‑of‑interest safeguards. The measure affects incarcerated individuals, their attorneys, and prison and law‑enforcement staff.
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