An Act to establish privileged contact with members of the general court

This bill (HD 2897) creates a legal privilege for communications between Massachusetts legislators (members of the House or Senate) and people incarcerated in state or county correctional facilities, including prisons, jails, and houses of correction. It prohibits correctional facilities from monitoring or recording these communications and allows incarcerated individuals to refuse disclosure of such confidential conversations. The privilege applies to in-person, voice, video, or electronic communications, but does not cover communications related to ongoing crimes or fraud. This directly affects incarcerated individuals and legislators by protecting the confidentiality of their interactions.