NY A03196

Redefines "segregated confinement" to mean disciplinary confinement in a special housing unit or separate keeplock housing unit, removing the previous 17-hour threshold definition.

Removes the requirement to divert incarcerated individuals with serious mental illness from segregated confinement before placement, allowing initial placement for assessment purposes.

Reduces mental health care requirements for individuals with serious mental illness in segregated confinement from a minimum of three hours daily to two hours per day, five days per week.

Extends timelines for mental health assessments from seven days to fourteen days for level three and four facilities, and requires reassessments every fourteen days instead of upon initial assessment.

Repeals provisions related to residential rehabilitation units and eliminates restrictions on restricted diets for individuals with serious mental illness, except where safety and security concerns are documented.