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NY A03089
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Khaleel Anderson
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AI Summary
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Requires supreme court justices, county court judges, and court of claims judges who regularly handle criminal cases to visit the highest-population correctional facility in their county within two years of appointment or election
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Mandates repeat visits every two years thereafter as an ongoing requirement
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Judges must prepare and submit a report on facility conditions to the clerk of the court of appeals within six months of each visit
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Reports must cover the welfare of incarcerated individuals, healthcare provided, sanitary conditions, and disciplinary actions against both employees and incarcerated individuals
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This requirement supplements existing visitation requirements under 22 NYCRR section 17.1
Legislative Description
Requires justices of the supreme court, judges of the county court and judges of the court of claims, regularly sitting in a criminal term or in a term with criminal as well as civil jurisdiction to visit the correctional facility with the highest population of incarcerated individuals in the county in which such justice is appointed or elected within two years of such appointment or election and every two years thereafter; requires a report on the conditions of such correctional facility.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026