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Assembly Bill A6353

Signed By Governor

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to enrolling inmates into programs

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2017-A6353 - Details

Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §137, Cor L; amd §§259-i & 259-l, Exec L

2017-A6353 - Summary

Requires that an inmate who has appeared before the board of parole prior to having completed any program required by the department of corrections and community supervision, and has been denied release, shall be immediately placed into the required program.

2017-A6353 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6353
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the correction law, in relation to enrolling inmates
   into programs; and to amend the executive law, in relation  to  recon-
   sideration of parole for certain inmates

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 137  of  the  correction  law,  as
 added by chapter 476 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The commissioner shall establish program and classification proce-
 dures designed to assure the complete study of the background and condi-
 tion of each inmate in the care or custody of  the  department  and  the
 assignment  of such inmate to a program that is most likely to be useful
 in assisting him to refrain from future  violations  of  the  law.  Such
 procedures  shall  be incorporated into the rules and regulations of the
 department and shall require among other things:   consideration of  the
 physical, mental and emotional condition of the inmate; consideration of
 his  educational  and  vocational  needs;  ENROLLMENT  OF EACH INMATE IN
 ASSIGNED PROGRAMS AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE; consideration of the danger he
 presents to the community or to other inmates; the recording of  contin-
 uous  case histories including notations as to apparent success or fail-
 ure of treatment employed; and periodic review  of  case  histories  and
 treatment methods used.
   §  2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 259-i of the executive
 law, as amended by section 38-f-2 of subpart A of part C of  chapter  62
 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  At  least one month prior to the expiration of the minimum period
 or periods of imprisonment fixed by the court  or  board,  a  member  or
 members  as determined by the rules of the board shall personally inter-
 view an inmate serving an indeterminate sentence and  determine  whether
 he  OR  SHE should be paroled at the expiration of the minimum period or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A6353A - Details

Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §137, Cor L; amd §§259-i & 259-l, Exec L

2017-A6353A - Summary

Requires that an inmate who has appeared before the board of parole prior to having completed any program required by the department of corrections and community supervision, and has been denied release, shall be immediately placed into the required program.

2017-A6353A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6353--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. WEPRIN, BLAKE -- 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 and the executive law, in relation to
   enrolling inmates into programs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 137 of the correction law, as
 added by chapter 476 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The commissioner shall establish program and classification  proce-
 dures designed to assure the complete study of the background and condi-
 tion  of  each  inmate  in the care or custody of the department and the
 assignment of such inmate to a program that is most likely to be  useful
 in  assisting  him  to  refrain  from future violations of the law. Such
 procedures shall be incorporated into the rules and regulations  of  the
 department  and  shall require among other things:  consideration of the
 physical, mental and emotional condition of the inmate; consideration of
 his educational and vocational  needs;  ENROLLMENT  OF  EACH  INMATE  IN
 ASSIGNED PROGRAMS AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE; consideration of the danger he
 presents  to the community or to other inmates; the recording of contin-
 uous case histories including notations as to apparent success or  fail-
 ure  of  treatment  employed;  and periodic review of case histories and
 treatment methods used.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 259-l of the executive law,  as  amended
 by  section  38-j  of  subpart  A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of
 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   1. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of corrections and  commu-
 nity  supervision  to [insure] ENSURE that all officers and employees of
 the department shall at all times cooperate with the board of parole and
 shall furnish to such members of the board and employees  of  the  board
 such  information  as may be appropriate to enable them to perform their
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A6353B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §137, Cor L; amd §§259-i & 259-l, Exec L

2017-A6353B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that an inmate who has appeared before the board of parole prior to having completed any program required by the department of corrections and community supervision, and has been denied release, shall be immediately placed into the required program.

2017-A6353B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6353--B
                                                         Cal. No. 233
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, BLAKE, SEPULVEDA, WALKER -- read once and
   referred  to the Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended
   and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read-
   ing
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law and the executive law, in relation to
   enrolling inmates into programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 137 of the correction law, as
 added by chapter 476 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The commissioner shall establish program and classification  proce-
 dures designed to assure the complete study of the background and condi-
 tion  of  each  inmate  in the care or custody of the department and the
 assignment of such inmate to a program that is most likely to be  useful
 in  assisting  him  to  refrain  from future violations of the law. Such
 procedures shall be incorporated into the rules and regulations  of  the
 department  and  shall require among other things:  consideration of the
 physical, mental and emotional condition of the inmate; consideration of
 his educational and vocational  needs;  ENROLLMENT  OF  EACH  INMATE  IN
 ASSIGNED PROGRAMS AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE; consideration of the danger he
 presents  to the community or to other inmates; the recording of contin-
 uous case histories including notations as to apparent success or  fail-
 ure  of  treatment  employed;  and periodic review of case histories and
 treatment methods used.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 259-l of the executive law,  as  amended
 by  section  38-j  of  subpart  A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of
 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   1. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of corrections and  commu-
 nity  supervision  to [insure] ENSURE that all officers and employees of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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