NY A04288

Expands prison work release program eligibility from inmates eligible for parole within two years to those eligible within three years.

Increases the timeline for inmates convicted of offenses involving deadly weapons from eighteen months to thirty months before work release eligibility.

Adds new categories of inmates ineligible for work release programs, including those convicted of terrorism offenses and offenses involving sexual performance of children.

Removes the requirement for governor executive order approval to exclude eligible inmates from temporary release programs, replacing it with commissioner regulation authority.

Requires the Department of Corrections to provide programmatic support to temporary release participants with emphasis on the first three months of work release.