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Assembly Bill A7822A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to an annual report of department statistics

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2015-A7822 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §29, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6007
2019-2020: A6261
2021-2022: A4336
2023-2024: A324
2025-2026: A6404

2015-A7822 - Summary

Relates to an annual report of department statistics.

2015-A7822 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7822

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to an annual  report  of
  department of statistics

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

  Section 1. Section 29 of the correction law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. A. ON OR  BEFORE  THE  THIRTY-FIRST  DAY  OF  MARCH,  TWO  THOUSAND
SIXTEEN,  AND  EVERY  YEAR THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE AN
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE  SPEAKER  OF
THE  ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF
THE ASSEMBLY AND THE CHAIRS OF  THE  SENATE  CRIME  VICTIMS,  CRIME  AND
CORRECTION AND ASSEMBLY CORRECTION COMMITTEES ON INMATE MORTALITY INVES-
TIGATIONS  CONDUCTED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
NOT BE LIMITED TO: FACTORS SUCH AS  CAUSE  OF  DEATH  AND  CIRCUMSTANCES
SURROUNDING DEATH, AGE OF INMATE, SENTENCE AND TIME SERVED, GENDER, RACE
AND ETHNICITY OF INMATE, COMMITMENT OFFENSE, FACILITY AND TIME SERVED IN
FACILITY  IN WHICH DEATH OCCURRED, LOCATION OF DEATH WITHIN THE FACILITY
OR OUTSIDE HOSPITAL AND A STATEMENT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT SUCH INMATE WAS
IN RECEIPT OF SPECIALIZED CARE OR TREATMENT OR IN DISCIPLINARY  CONFINE-
MENT,  WHETHER  SUCH  INMATE  WAS  RETRIEVED BY NEXT OF KIN OR BURIED ON
PRISON GROUNDS, AND ANY OTHER SUCH DATA AS  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  DEEM
RELEVANT.  SUCH  REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF ANY APPARENT TRENDS
AND COMPARISON TO HISTORIC STATISTICAL DATA RELATING TO  INMATE  MORTAL-
ITY.
  B.  FOR  ALL  DEATHS  THAT  RESULT FROM SUICIDE OR OTHER CATEGORIES OF
INMATE DEATH A DETAILED PRELIMINARY REPORT  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  TO  THE
RECIPIENTS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT LISTED IN THIS SECTION WITHIN SEVEN DAYS
THAT  SPECIFIES  THE  NAME OF THE INMATE AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS OR
HER DEATH, THE STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO SUCH DEATH, AND  WHETHER

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11370-01-5

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2015-A7822A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §29, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6007
2019-2020: A6261
2021-2022: A4336
2023-2024: A324
2025-2026: A6404

2015-A7822A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to an annual report of department statistics.

2015-A7822A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7822--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. WALKER, O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to
  the Committee  on  Correction  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
  Correction  in  accordance  with  Assembly 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 an annual  report  of
  department of statistics

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

  Section 1. Section 29 of the correction law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. A. ON OR BEFORE THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND  SEVEN-
TEEN, AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE AN ANNU-
AL  REPORT  TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF  THE
ASSEMBLY  AND  THE  CHAIRS  OF  THE  SENATE  CRIME  VICTIMS,  CRIME  AND
CORRECTION AND ASSEMBLY CORRECTION COMMITTEES ON INMATE MORTALITY INVES-
TIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH REPORT  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT
NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO:  FACTORS  SUCH AS CAUSE OF DEATH AND CIRCUMSTANCES
SURROUNDING DEATH, AGE OF INMATE, SENTENCE AND TIME SERVED, GENDER, RACE
AND ETHNICITY OF INMATE, COMMITMENT OFFENSE, FACILITY AND TIME SERVED IN
FACILITY IN WHICH DEATH OCCURRED, LOCATION OF DEATH WITHIN THE  FACILITY
OR OUTSIDE HOSPITAL AND A STATEMENT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT SUCH INMATE WAS
IN  RECEIPT OF SPECIALIZED CARE OR TREATMENT OR IN DISCIPLINARY CONFINE-
MENT, WHETHER SUCH INMATE WAS RETRIEVED BY NEXT  OF  KIN  OR  BURIED  ON
PRISON  GROUNDS,  AND  ANY  OTHER SUCH DATA AS THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEEM
RELEVANT. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF ANY  APPARENT  TRENDS
AND  COMPARISON  TO HISTORIC STATISTICAL DATA RELATING TO INMATE MORTAL-
ITY.
  B. FOR ALL DEATHS THAT RESULT FROM  SUICIDE  OR  OTHER  CATEGORIES  OF
INMATE  DEATH  A  DETAILED  PRELIMINARY  REPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11370-02-6

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