To regulate monitoring of electronic communications between a prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that prisoner's attorney or other legal representative, and for other purposes.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act This bill prohibits monitoring the contents of an electronic communication between a prisoner at a Bureau of Prisons facility and his or her attorney.
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationLawyers and legal servicesRight of privacyTelephone and wireless communication
To regulate monitoring of electronic communications between a prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that prisoner's attorney or other legal representative, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-956| House
| Updated: 3/9/2017
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act This bill prohibits monitoring the contents of an electronic communication between a prisoner at a Bureau of Prisons facility and his or her attorney.
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationLawyers and legal servicesRight of privacyTelephone and wireless communication