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NY A03781
Bill
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Weprin
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AI Summary
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Eliminates the 72-hour advance notice requirement for Correctional Association of New York visits to state prisons, allowing unannounced inspections at any time
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Removes the department's ability to restrict visits during facility lockdowns or facility-wide emergencies, though access to specific portions may still be limited during localized emergencies
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Requires the Office of Mental Health and other service providers at facilities to meet privately with the Correctional Association upon request, without central office representatives present
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Grants quarterly access to detailed data including: admissions, current population, releases, parole records, staffing levels, deaths, unusual incidents, disciplinary charges, and grievances with individual-level identifiers
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Expands interview authority to include administrators and any person providing services in facilities, and prohibits retaliation against anyone (not just incarcerated individuals) who speaks with the Association
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Designates correspondence between incarcerated individuals and the Correctional Association as privileged, and permits free confidential phone calls and emails to the organization
Legislative Description
Relates to correctional facility visits by the correctional association; authorizes the correctional association to visit correctional facilities at any time and without advance notice; grants the correctional association access to certain records and information of correctional facilities.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/7/2026