NY A07741

Extends the timeline for work release program eligibility from two to three years before parole eligibility for general incarcerated individuals.

Extends the timeline for individuals convicted of offenses involving deadly weapons from eighteen to thirty months before parole eligibility.

Adds terrorism offenses (article 490 of penal law) and child sexual abuse offenses (article 263 of penal law) to the list of crimes that disqualify individuals from work release programs.

Removes the requirement for commissioner approval for individuals convicted of crimes involving serious physical injury or deadly weapons to participate in temporary release programs.

Requires the commissioner to provide regulations and programmatic support to temporary release participants, with emphasis on the first three months of work release, and prohibits the governor from issuing executive orders to exclude eligible incarcerated individuals from temporary release programs.