S 3850 · 119th Congress

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

Right now, the federal government can read emails and messages between people in prison and their lawyers. This bill would change that by requiring the Bureau of Prisons to create a secure system where inmates can communicate with their attorneys without the government monitoring what they say. This is important bec…

Sponsor

Wyden, Ron (D-Oregon)

Introduced

2026-02-11

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.