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NY S05037
Bill
Status
6/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Luis Sepulveda
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AI Summary
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Requires state and local correctional facilities to establish in-person visiting policies that accommodate visitors traveling from within the state, including evening hours starting at 6:00 p.m. and/or weekend hours
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Mandates minimum visit duration of one hour at local correctional facilities to allow visitors and incarcerated individuals to maintain relationship bonds
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Requires facilities to publish equitable overcrowding policies that consider distance traveled, visit frequency, and other individual circumstances limiting in-person visits
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Prohibits video conferencing from replacing in-person visits; remote visitation cannot count toward required visit numbers or duration mandated by law or regulation
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
Last Action
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2/4/2026