NY A04603

Requires state and local correctional facilities to establish visiting policies providing incarcerated individuals opportunities for in-person contact with relatives, children, friends, clergy, volunteers, and other persons

Mandates visiting hours that accommodate in-state travelers, including evening hours starting at 6:00 p.m. and/or weekend hours

Establishes minimum one-hour visit duration at local correctional facilities to help maintain relationship bonds

Requires facilities to publish an equitable overcrowding policy considering factors such as visitor travel distance, visit frequency, and previous visit terminations due to overcrowding

Specifies that video conferencing may supplement but cannot replace in-person visits, and remote visitation does not count toward required visit numbers or duration