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NY A06417
Bill
Status
4/6/2023
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Gibbs
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AI Summary
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Amends Correction Law Section 623(4) to establish equal restrictions on telephone calls for incarcerated individuals calling family members outside the continental United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Central Northern Mariana Islands.
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Requires the Department of Corrections to ensure that incarcerated individuals calling international family members face the same limitations on call duration, call frequency, and use of unit or facility phones as those calling within eligible territories.
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Mandates that department rules and regulations include security measures to preserve safety and security at correctional facilities while accommodating international family calls.
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law, with authority for the Department to adopt necessary rules and regulations immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Creates parity for incarcerated individual telephone services for international calls to family members outside continental United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam or Central Northern Mariana Islands by requiring identical restrictions on the duration or number of phone calls and use of unit or facility phones made available to incarcerated individuals who are calling family members who are not outside continental United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam or Central Northern Mariana Islands.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/3/2024