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NY A03696
Bill
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Weprin
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AI Summary
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Creates a 14-member temporary state commission to study the causes and consequences of violence in state correctional facilities, with particular focus on changes in violence levels
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Commission membership includes the DOCCS commissioner (as chair), Office of Mental Health commissioner, union presidents representing correctional officers, lieutenants, and professional employees, plus representatives from John Jay College, Correctional Association of NY, and Prisoner's Legal Services
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Six additional members appointed by the governor (2), senate temporary president (2), and assembly speaker (2)
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Commission members receive unrestricted access to all state correctional facilities and unredacted documents, though confidential documents cannot be disclosed and must be destroyed when the commission expires
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Commission must publish a final report with findings and recommendations within 2 years, after which the commission automatically expires
Legislative Description
Establishes a temporary state commission to study and make recommendations on violence in state correctional facilities including the causes and consequences of such violence with a particular emphasis on changes in levels of violence and the causes of those changes.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/7/2026