NY A00692

Requires inmates under age 21 in segregated disciplinary confinement to be offered at least four hours per day of structured out-of-cell programming in addition to exercise.

Prohibits punitive isolation, denial of telephone calls or visits, and restrictive diets as sanctions for inmates under 21 in segregated confinement.

Mandates that education, mental health, and other programming needs be addressed during segregated confinement, with significant daily opportunities for physical activity.

Restricts placement of inmates under 21 in adult special housing units to exceptional circumstances posing unacceptable safety risks, with a maximum 15-day limit and immediate commissioner review required.

Takes effect 180 days after becoming law.