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NY A09453
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/14/2024
Primary Sponsor
Dana Levenberg
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AI Summary
- Prohibits correctional facilities from prohibiting, eliminating, or unreasonably limiting in-person visitation of incarcerated individuals
- Defines unreasonable limitation as providing eligible incarcerated individuals fewer than two in-person visitation opportunities during any seven-day period
- Prohibits coercing, compelling, or pressuring incarcerated individuals to forego or limit in-person visitation
- Permits use of video and electronic communication devices for visitation, provided such methods supplement rather than replace in-person visitation
- Allows temporary suspension of visitation privileges for good cause, including misbehavior or during emergencies as determined by the department
- Takes effect 30 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Prohibits the unreasonable limitation of in-person visitation of incarcerated individuals.
Last Action
referred to correction
3/14/2024
Committee Referrals
Correction3/14/2024
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