Massachusetts S2858 amends visitation rules for inmates to ensure reasonable in-person visits and allow electronic communication.

Massachusetts S2858 amends the state's General Laws to regulate inmate visitation in correctional institutions, jails, and houses of correction. The bill prohibits these facilities from unreasonably limiting in-person visits and from coercing inmates to forego such visits. It allows up to 20 individuals to visit an incarcerated person and permits visits to more than one person unless it poses a security threat. Additionally, the bill allows the use of video or electronic devices for inmate communication with visitors, provided these do not replace in-person visits.

Massachusetts S2858 amends visitation rules for inmates to ensure reasonable in-person visits and allow electronic communication.

Massachusetts S2858 amends the state's General Laws to regulate inmate visitation in correctional institutions, jails, and houses of correction. The bill prohibits these facilities from unreasonably limiting in-person visits and from coercing inmates to forego such visits. It allows up to 20 individuals to visit an incarcerated person and permits visits to more than one person unless it poses a security threat. Additionally, the bill allows the use of video or electronic devices for inmate communication with visitors, provided these do not replace in-person visits.