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NY A07015
Bill
Status
3/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Phara Souffrant Forrest
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AI Summary
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Establishes parole eligibility after 15 years of incarceration for individuals who committed crimes before their 22nd birthday and received sentences greater than 20 years
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Applies regardless of other conflicting provisions of law, creating a special category for young adult offenders
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law
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Amends Executive Law Section 259-i by adding a new subdivision 10
Legislative Description
Relates to parole eligibility for crimes committed at age twenty-one or younger; provides if such individual is convicted of a crime prior to their twenty-second birthday for which they were sentenced to a period of incarceration greater than 20 years, they shall be eligible for parole after fifteen years of incarceration.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/7/2026