Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 22, 2015 | approval memo.25 signed chap.570 |
Dec 16, 2015 | delivered to governor |
Jun 23, 2015 | returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s983a |
Jun 23, 2015 | substituted by a6430a ordered to third reading cal.1873 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 28, 2015 | print number 983a |
May 28, 2015 | amend and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction |
Jan 07, 2015 | referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
senate Bill S983A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Velmanette Montgomery
(D) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6430 - Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
S983 - Details
S983 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S983 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to the restraint of pregnant female prisoners during childbirth PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit the use of mechanical restraints including handcuffs and shackles, on any pregnant female prisoner who is about to give birth during transport from a correctional facility to a medical facility or other accommodation for the purpose of delivering her child. Permits the use of handcuffs under extraordinary circumstances where restraints are determined to be necessary to prevent such woman from injuring herself, or medical, or corrections personnel. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill amends section 1, subdivision 1, of section 611 of the Correction Law as amended by chapter 411 of the laws of 2009 to prohibit the use of restraints on female prisoners during transport to medical facility when about to give birth except under extraordinary circumstances. JUSTIFICATION: According to Amnesty International, New York State is still one of the
S983 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 983 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the restraint of pregnant female prisoners during childbirth THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 611 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 411 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 1. If a woman confined in any institution as defined in paragraph [c] (C) of subdivision four of section two of [the correction law] THIS CHAPTER or local correctional facility as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision sixteen of section two of [the correction law] THIS CHAPTER, be pregnant and about to give birth to a child, the superintendent as defined in subdivision twelve of section two of [the correction law] THIS CHAPTER or sheriff as defined in paragraph [c] (C) of subdivision sixteen of section two of [the correction law] THIS CHAPTER in charge of such institution or facility, a reasonable time before the anticipated birth of such child, shall cause such woman to be removed from such institution or facility and provided with comfortable accommodations, maintenance and medical care elsewhere, under such supervision and safe- guards to prevent her escape from custody as the superintendent or sher- iff or his or her designee may determine. No restraints of any kind shall be used during transport to or from the hospital, institution or clinic where such woman receives care[; provided, however, in extraor- dinary circumstances, where restraints are necessary to prevent such woman from injuring herself or medical or correctional personnel, such woman may be cuffed by one wrist. In cases where restraints are used, the superintendent or sheriff shall make and maintain written findings as to the reasons for such use]. No restraints of any kind shall be used EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02990-01-5
Co-Sponsors
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Kathleen A. Marchione
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S983A (ACTIVE) - Details
S983A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S983A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to the restraint of pregnant female prisoners during childbirth PURPOSE: To strengthen the prohibition against shackling women prisoners during labor. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Correction Law § 611 to clarify the exception to the rule against shackling women in labor and to expand the anti-shackling law to include any pregnant woman or woman during a postpartum period of 8 weeks. Section 2 provides an effective date. JUSTIFICATION: In 2009 the State Legislature amended section 611 of the correction law to specify that women prison and jail inmates who are in labor cannot be shackled during transport to the place where they will give
S983A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 983--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the restraint of pregnant female prisoners during childbirth THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 611 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 411 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 1. (A) If a woman confined in any institution [as defined in paragraph c of subdivision four of section two of the correction law] or local correctional facility [as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision sixteen of section two of the correction law,] be pregnant and about to give birth to a child, the superintendent [as defined in subdivision twelve of section two of the correction law] or sheriff [as defined in paragraph c of subdivision sixteen of section two of the correction law] in charge of such institution or facility, a reasonable time before the anticipated birth of such child, shall cause such woman to be removed from such institution or facility and provided with comfortable accommo- dations, maintenance and medical care elsewhere, under such supervision and safeguards to prevent her escape from custody as the superintendent or sheriff or his or her designee may determine. No restraints of any kind shall be used during transport [to or from the hospital, institu- tion or clinic where] OF such woman [receives care; provided, however, in extraordinary circumstances, where restraints are necessary to prevent such woman from injuring herself or medical or correctional personnel, such woman may be cuffed by one wrist. In cases where restraints are used, the superintendent or sheriff shall make and main- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02990-03-5
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