assembly Bill A1208

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to personal phone calls for inmates in certain circumstances

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Jan 25, 2018 advanced to third reading cal.614
Jan 23, 2018 reported
Jan 03, 2018 referred to correction
Jan 11, 2017 referred to correction

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A1208 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8646
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §137, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9745, S7631
2015-2016: A4620, S985
2019-2020: A2285, S1850

A1208 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to personal phone calls for inmates in certain circumstances.

A1208 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  1208

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC, BARRON, BLAKE, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, MOSLEY,
  O'DONNELL, PICHARDO, QUART, STIRPE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
  COLTON,  COOK,  CRESPO,  DAVILA, LUPARDO, PERRY, RIVERA, SIMON -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to personal phone  calls
  for inmates in certain circumstances

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section  137  of  the  correction  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
  (G)  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR  HOURS  OF DISCIPLINARY CONFINEMENT, KEEPLOCK
PENDING A DISCIPLINARY HEARING, OR PLACEMENT IN A SEGREGATED CONFINEMENT
UNIT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES, AND AT  MONTHLY  INTERVALS  THEREAFTER
FOR  THE  DURATION  OF SUCH CONFINEMENT, AN INMATE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
MAKE AT LEAST ONE PERSONAL PHONE CALL, EXCEPT WHEN TO DO SO WOULD CREATE
AN UNACCEPTABLE RISK TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF INMATES OR STAFF.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01165-01-7