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Assembly Bill A1346B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to segregated confinement

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2015-A1346 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5900
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2, 137 & 138, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1905, S3495, S5241
2019-2020: A6396, S461
2021-2022: S4517
2023-2024: S6002
2025-2026: S7216

2015-A1346 - Summary

Relates to segregated confinement.

2015-A1346 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1346

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  segregated  confine-
  ment

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 2 of the correction law, as added
by chapter 1 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  23. "Segregated confinement" means the [disciplinary]  confinement  of
an  inmate  in  a special housing unit or in a separate keeplock housing
unit.  Special housing units and separate  keeplock  units  are  housing
units that consist of cells grouped so as to provide separation from the
general  population,  and may be used to house inmates confined pursuant
to the disciplinary procedures described in regulations.
  S 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 6  of  section  137  of  the
correction  law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2008, is amended
and two new paragraphs (g) and (h) are added to read as follows:
  Except as provided in paragraphs (d) [and], (e), (G) AND (H)  of  this
subdivision,  AS  A  MEASURE  OF  LAST  RESORT,  the superintendent of a
correctional facility, UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE COMMISSIONER,  may  keep
any  inmate  confined  in  a cell or room, apart from the accommodations
provided for inmates who are participating in programs of the  facility,
for  such MINIMAL period as may be necessary for maintenance of order or
discipline, but in any such  case  the  following  conditions  shall  be
observed:
  (G) SEGREGATED CONFINEMENT AS PROHIBITED FOR THE FOLLOWING INMATES:
  (I) JUVENILES UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE; AND
  (II) ANY PERSON WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS OR A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06018-01-5

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multi-Sponsors

2015-A1346A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5900
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2, 137 & 138, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1905, S3495, S5241
2019-2020: A6396, S461
2021-2022: S4517
2023-2024: S6002
2025-2026: S7216

2015-A1346A - Summary

Relates to segregated confinement.

2015-A1346A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1346--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  segregated  confine-
  ment

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 2 of the correction law, as added
by chapter 1 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  23. "Segregated confinement" means the [disciplinary]  confinement  of
an  inmate  in  a special housing unit or in a separate keeplock housing
unit.  Special housing units and separate  keeplock  units  are  housing
units that consist of cells grouped so as to provide separation from the
general  population,  and may be used to house inmates confined pursuant
to the disciplinary procedures described in regulations.
  S 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 6  of  section  137  of  the
correction  law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2008, is amended
and two new paragraphs (g) and (h) are added to read as follows:
  Except as provided in paragraphs (d) [and], (e), (G) AND (H)  of  this
subdivision,  AS  A  MEASURE  OF  LAST  RESORT,  the superintendent of a
correctional facility, UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE COMMISSIONER,  may  keep
any  inmate  confined  in  a cell or room, apart from the accommodations
provided for inmates who are participating in programs of the  facility,
for  such MINIMAL period as may be necessary for maintenance of order or
discipline, but in any such  case  the  following  conditions  shall  be
observed:
  (G) SEGREGATED CONFINEMENT IS PROHIBITED FOR THE FOLLOWING INMATES:
  (I) JUVENILES UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE; AND
  (II) ANY PERSON WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS OR A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06018-03-5

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A1346B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5900
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2, 137 & 138, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1905, S3495, S5241
2019-2020: A6396, S461
2021-2022: S4517
2023-2024: S6002
2025-2026: S7216

2015-A1346B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to segregated confinement.

2015-A1346B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1346--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL,  LUPARDO, ABINANTI, JAFFEE, FAHY,
  MOSLEY, STECK, BARRETT, STIRPE, GOTTFRIED,  SCHIMEL,  LIFTON,  WEPRIN,
  BICHOTTE,  DAVILA, BARRON, WALKER, ORTIZ, HARRIS -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. PERRY, SIMON, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a
  third  reading  -- committed to the Committee on Correction in accord-
  ance with Rule 3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to segregated confine-
  ment

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 2 of the correction law, as added
by chapter 1 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  23.  "Segregated  confinement" means the [disciplinary] confinement of
an inmate in a special housing unit or in a  separate  keeplock  housing
unit.    Special  housing  units and separate keeplock units are housing
units that consist of cells grouped so as to provide separation from the
general population, and may be used to house inmates  confined  pursuant
to the disciplinary procedures described in regulations.
  S  2.  The  opening  paragraph  of subdivision 6 of section 137 of the
correction law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2008, is  amended
and two new paragraphs (g) and (h) are added to read as follows:
  Except  as  provided in paragraphs (d) [and], (e), (G) AND (H) of this
subdivision, AS A MEASURE  OF  LAST  RESORT,  the  superintendent  of  a
correctional  facility,  UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE COMMISSIONER, may keep
any inmate confined in a cell or room,  apart  from  the  accommodations
provided  for inmates who are participating in programs of the facility,
for such MINIMAL period as may be necessary for maintenance of order  or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06018-05-6

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