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NY S03552
Bill
Status
1/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
George Borrello
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AI Summary
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Requires that when a parole board grants release by a non-unanimous vote, the parolee must be placed in a shelter, halfway house, or transitional residential facility in the community where one of the two board members who voted for release primarily resides
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Mandates the commissioner use a coin flip to determine which of the two approving board members' communities will receive the parolee
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Requires the coin flip to be conducted and broadcast via live stream on the department's website
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Directs placement in the facility geographically closest to the selected board member's primary residence
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Establishes the parole board accountability act which requires incarcerated individuals who are released on parole, via a vote that is not unanimous, be placed in the community where one of the two board members primarily reside; establishes the procedure of which of the two board member's community the releasee shall be released to.
Last Action
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
3/16/2026