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NY A10655
Bill
Status
Introduced
7/22/2024
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Hawley
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AI Summary
- Establishes the "Parole Board Accountability Act" as a new section 259-u of the Executive Law
- Requires non-unanimous parole board votes to result in releasing individuals to a shelter, halfway house, or transitional residential facility in the community of one of the two board members who voted in favor of release
- Mandates the commissioner use a coin flip, conducted and livestreamed on the department's website, to determine which of the two voting board members' communities the releasee will be placed in
- Directs the department to place the releasee in a facility geographically closest to the selected board member's primary residence
- Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Establishes the parole board accountability act which requires incarcerated individuals who are released on parole, via a vote that is not unanimous, be placed in the community where one of the two board members primarily reside; establishes the procedure of which of the two board member's community the releasee shall be released to.
Last Action
referred to correction
7/22/2024
Committee Referrals
Correction7/22/2024
Full Bill Text
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