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Assembly Bill A5417

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs the state commission of correction to promulgate rules and regulations to permit and provide accommodation for inmate consultations with religious leaders

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2011-A5417 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง45, Cor L

2011-A5417 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state commission of correction to promulgate rules and regulations to permit and provide accommodation for inmate consultations with religious leaders one day per week and on religious holidays.

2011-A5417 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5417

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to directing the state
  commission of correction to promulgate rules and regulations to permit
  and provide accommodation  for  inmate  consultations  with  religious
  leaders

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 45 of the correction law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ASSURE THAT EACH  INMATE  IN  A
CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  IS  PERMITTED, AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE
MADE TO FACILITATE, CONSULTATION WITH SUCH  INMATE'S  RELIGIOUS  ADVISOR
ONCE  PER WEEK ON A DAY WHICH IS DESIGNATED BY SUCH INMATE'S RELIGION AS
A DAY OF WORSHIP AND ON RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS OR  FESTIVALS  CELEBRATED  BY
SUCH  INMATE'S  RELIGION,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CHRISTMAS, YOM
KIPPUR, ROSH HASHANAH, ASH WEDNESDAY, HOLY THURSDAY, GOOD FRIDAY, ASCEN-
SION THURSDAY, THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION, THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS, THE
FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF  THE  SUCCOTH,
SHEMINI  ATZARETH,  SIMCHAS TORAH, SHEVUOTH, PURIM, ORTHODOX HOLY THURS-
DAY, ORTHODOX GOOD FRIDAY, FIRST TWO AND LAST TWO DAYS OF PASSOVER,  THE
MUSLIM HOLIDAYS OF EID UL-FITR AND EID UL-ADHA, ASIAN LUNAR NEW YEAR AND
THE  HINDU  FESTIVAL OF DIWALI ON THE DAY THAT LAKSHMI PUJA IS OBSERVED.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,
PROVIDING  FOR THE INMATE'S CONSULTATION WITH A RELIGIOUS ADVISOR OF THE
INMATE'S CHOOSING AT TIMES OUTSIDE OF THE USUAL HOURS DESIGNATED BY  THE
CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  FOR VISITATION WITH THE INMATES, SO LONG AS SUCH
ACCOMMODATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A THREAT TO THE  SAFETY,  SECURITY  OR
GOOD ORDER OF THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY OR THE HEALTH OF ANY INDIVIDUAL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08516-01-1

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