MA H2513

Bill

Relative to media access and transparency in correctional facilities

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
05/25/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to media access and transparency in correctional facilities. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve media access and transparency in correctional facilities in Massachusetts. It provides a definition of "news media representatives" and grants them the right to confer with and communicate confidentially with incarcerated individuals, including through in-person visits, video conferencing, and unmonitored telephone calls. The bill also prohibits retaliation against incarcerated individuals for communicating with news media representatives and requires correctional institutions to update their regulations and policies to align with these new provisions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (13)

Marjorie Decker (D)*, Dave Rogers (D)*, Mindy Domb (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Sean Garballey (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2513

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2513
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2513.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1389	Relative to correctional facilities and affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
H1460	To improve public safety by facilitating access to addiction services	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
S1296	Regarding consistent care for addiction rooted in evidence	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1541	To create uniform standards in the use of force within correctional institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2969	Similar To
S1543	Relative to access to community corrections	Accompanied a study order, see S2763	Similar To
S1557	Relative to medical examinations in correctional facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2763	Similar To
S1598	Establishing a commission to review substance use in correctional facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1638	Relative to media access and transparency in correctional facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2967	Similar To

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