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Assembly Bill A7241A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of an inmate visitation program

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2017-A7241 - Details

Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §138-b, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2483
2021-2022: A4250
2023-2024: A6488
2025-2026: A4603

2017-A7241 - Summary

Relates to the establishment of an inmate visitation program, which gives inmates opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.

2017-A7241 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7241
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 12, 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 the establishment of
   an inmate visitation program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The correction law is amended by adding a new section 114
 to read as follows:
   § 114. INMATE VISITATION PROGRAM. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  PROVIDE  AN
 INMATE VISITATION PROGRAM WHICH GIVES INMATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL
 CONTACT WITH RELATIVES, FRIENDS, CLERGY, VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER PERSONS TO
 PROMOTE  BETTER INSTITUTIONAL ADJUSTMENT AND BETTER COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENT
 UPON RELEASE. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  (A)
 IN-PERSON  VISITATION  SEVEN  DAYS A WEEK IN GENERAL CONFINEMENT FACILI-
 TIES, (B) VISITING HOURS  THAT  ARE  REASONABLY  LIKELY  TO  ACCOMMODATE
 PERSONS  TRAVELING FROM WITHIN THE STATE, (C) VISITS OF SUFFICIENT DURA-
 TION SO THAT VISITORS AND INMATES WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN  RELATIONSHIP
 BONDS,  (D)  DESIGNATED  AREAS  ARRANGED  TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SPACE TO
 ACCOMMODATE THE LIKELY NUMBER OF VISITS ON  WEEKENDS  WHILE  MAINTAINING
 APPROPRIATE  SECURITY,  AND  (E) A PUBLISHED OVERCROWDING POLICY THAT IS
 EQUITABLE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION TO THE DISTANCE TRAVELED BY  THE  VISI-
 TOR.
   2.  AREAS  SHALL  BE  DESIGNATED  FOR CONFIDENTIAL MEETINGS WHICH WILL
 ENSURE THE PRIVACY OF CONVERSATIONS DURING PROFESSIONAL VISITS OF ATTOR-
 NEYS OR THEIR DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES,  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 NEWS MEDIA OR VISITING CLERGY.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL PROMULGATE RULES TO ENSURE THE OBJECTIVE OF
 THIS PROGRAM INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ABILITY  OF  SUPERINTEN-
 DENTS  TO  MODIFY  VISITING RULES TO ADJUST TO LOCAL CONDITIONS WITH THE
 PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER; HOWEVER, THE DEPARTMENTAL OVERCROWD-
 ING POLICY SHALL NOT BE MODIFIED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A7241A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §138-b, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2483
2021-2022: A4250
2023-2024: A6488
2025-2026: A4603

2017-A7241A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of an inmate visitation program, which gives inmates opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.

2017-A7241A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7241--A
                                                         Cal. No. 506
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. WEPRIN, SEPULVEDA, WALKER, DE LA ROSA, BLAKE,
   MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Correction  --
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place on the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the establishment  of
   an inmate visitation program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 138-b
 to read as follows:
   § 138-B. INMATE  VISITATION  PROGRAM.  STATE  AND  LOCAL  CORRECTIONAL
 FACILITIES  SHALL  PROVIDE INMATE VISITATION PROGRAMS WHICH GIVE INMATES
 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL  CONTACT  WITH  RELATIVES,  FRIENDS,  CLERGY,
 VOLUNTEERS  AND OTHER PERSONS TO PROMOTE BETTER INSTITUTIONAL ADJUSTMENT
 AND  BETTER  COMMUNITY  ADJUSTMENT  UPON  RELEASE.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO, (A) VISITING HOURS THAT ARE REASONABLY
 LIKELY TO ACCOMMODATE PERSONS  TRAVELING  FROM  WITHIN  THE  STATE,  (B)
 VISITS  OF SUFFICIENT DURATION SO THAT VISITORS AND INMATES WILL BE ABLE
 TO MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIP BONDS, AND (C) A PUBLISHED OVERCROWDING  POLICY
 THAT IS EQUITABLE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION TO THE DISTANCE TRAVELED BY THE
 VISITOR.  VIDEO  VISITATION MAY SUPPLEMENT, BUT SHALL NOT TAKE THE PLACE
 OF, IN-PERSON VISITATION. NO INMATE IS TO BE VISITED AGAINST HIS OR  HER
 WILL BY ANY PERSON.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10877-04-8

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