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NY A04319
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/4/2019
Primary Sponsor
David Weprin
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AI Summary
- Amends Executive Law Section 259-c to create new parole eligibility criteria for inmates aged 55 or older who have served at least 15 years of incarceration
- Requires the Board of Parole to conduct a hearing to determine whether eligible inmates should be released to community supervision, regardless of whether they have served the minimum sentence imposed by the sentencing court
- Excludes inmates serving life without parole, those convicted under Penal Law Section 125.26 (second-degree murder of an officer), and those convicted under Sections 125.25 or 125.27 where the victim was a police officer, peace officer, or employee of the Department of Corrections
- Requires the Board to notify denied inmates within two weeks of reasons for denial and schedule reconsideration within 24 months if release is not granted
- Takes effect 180 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Relates to parole eligibility for certain inmates age fifty-five or older.
Last Action
referred to codes
1/8/2020
Committee Referrals
Codes2/28/2019
Correction2/4/2019
Full Bill Text
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