NY A08478

Requires the Department of Corrections Commissioner to establish and maintain a staffing plan for all uniformed and non-uniformed employees at correctional facilities.

Mandates uniformed staff ratios of 1.8 correction officers per seven-day security post and 1.25 correction officers per five-day security post, with posts delineated by facility.

Requires the Commissioner to submit annual staffing reports by December 31st to legislative committees detailing staffing plan implementation, vacant positions, closed posts, and overtime costs since 2001.

Requires detailed reporting on deviations from the staffing plan, including closed security posts by facility classification (minimum, medium, maximum) and overtime hours and expenditures.

Prohibits requiring incarcerated individuals to waive religious rights as a condition for program participation and mandates exemptions from work assignments that conflict with Sabbath and religious observances.