assembly Bill A3080B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Restricts the use of segregated confinement and creates alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 12, 2018 referred to rules
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 10, 2018 advanced to third reading cal.861
May 08, 2018 reported
Mar 05, 2018 reported referred to ways and means
Feb 27, 2018 reported referred to codes
Feb 12, 2018 print number 3080b
Feb 12, 2018 amend and recommit to correction
Feb 08, 2018 print number 3080a
Feb 08, 2018 amend and recommit to correction
Jan 03, 2018 referred to correction
Jan 26, 2017 referred to correction

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A3080 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4784
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§137, 138, 2, 401, 401-a, 500-k & 45, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8588, S6466
2015-2016: A4401, S2659
2019-2020: A2500, S1623
2021-2022: A2277, S1757, S2836

A3080 - Summary

Restricts the use of segregated confinement and creates alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options; limits the length of time a person may be in segregated confinement and excludes certain persons from being placed in segregated confinement.

A3080 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3080

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. AUBRY, PERRY, ARROYO, BARRETT, STECK, RIVERA,
  GOTTFRIED, COOK, JAFFEE, DAVILA, LUPARDO,  SEPULVEDA,  MOSLEY,  ORTIZ,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, SKARTADOS, QUART, WEPRIN, ROSENTHAL, LIFTON, ABINANTI,
  PRETLOW,  BICHOTTE,  BARRON,  WALKER,  BLAKE, RODRIGUEZ, FAHY, TITONE,
  McDONALD, CAHILL, HARRIS, JOYNER, JENNE, BENEDETTO, SOLAGES,  RICHARD-
  SON,  PICHARDO,  HYNDMAN, STIRPE, KAVANAGH, TITUS, KIM, SIMOTAS, OTIS,
  MAYER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK, ENGLEBRIGHT,  FARRELL,
  GLICK, HEVESI, LAVINE, LENTOL, MAGEE, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, THIELE -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to restricting the use
  of segregated confinement and  creating  alternative  therapeutic  and
  rehabilitative confinement options

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

  Section 1. Section 137 of the correction law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
  5-A.  THE  USE OF SEGREGATED CONFINEMENT, EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN SPECIAL
POPULATIONS, AND LENGTH OF TIME  ANY  PERSON  CAN  SPEND  IN  SEGREGATED
CONFINEMENT  SHALL BE RESTRICTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPHS (G), (H),
(I), (J), (K), (L), (M), AND (N) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS  SECTION  OR
ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW.
  §  2.  Subdivision  23 of section 2 of the correction law, as added by
chapter 1 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  23. "Segregated confinement"  means  the  [disciplinary]  confinement,
OTHER  THAN  FOR EMERGENCY CONFINEMENT AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-
THREE OF THIS SECTION, OR  FOR  DOCUMENTED  MEDICAL  REASONS  OR  MENTAL
HEALTH EMERGENCIES, of an inmate in a special housing unit or in a sepa-
rate  keeplock housing unit OR ANY FORM OF KEEPLOCK, OR CELL CONFINEMENT
FOR MORE THAN SEVENTEEN HOURS A DAY OTHER THAN IN A FACILITY-WIDE  LOCK-
DOWN.    Special  housing  units and separate keeplock units are housing
units that consist of cells grouped so as to provide separation from the

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

Co-Sponsors

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Multi-Sponsors

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A3080A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4784
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§137, 138, 2, 401, 401-a, 500-k & 45, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8588, S6466
2015-2016: A4401, S2659
2019-2020: A2500, S1623
2021-2022: A2277, S1757, S2836

A3080A - Summary

Restricts the use of segregated confinement and creates alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options; limits the length of time a person may be in segregated confinement and excludes certain persons from being placed in segregated confinement.

A3080A - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 3080--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. AUBRY, PERRY, ARROYO, BARRETT, STECK, RIVERA,
  GOTTFRIED, COOK, JAFFEE, DAVILA, LUPARDO,  SEPULVEDA,  MOSLEY,  ORTIZ,
  PEOPLES-STOKES,   SKARTADOS,   QUART,  WEPRIN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  LIFTON,
  ABINANTI, PRETLOW, BICHOTTE, BARRON, WALKER, BLAKE,  RODRIGUEZ,  FAHY,
  TITONE,  McDONALD,  CAHILL, HARRIS, JOYNER, JENNE, BENEDETTO, SOLAGES,
  RICHARDSON, PICHARDO, HYNDMAN,  STIRPE,  TITUS,  KIM,  SIMOTAS,  OTIS,
  MAYER,  JEAN-PIERRE, DICKENS, BRONSON, HUNTER, ROZIC, CARROLL, CRESPO,
  DE LA ROSA, DILAN, VANEL, D'URSO, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. CUSICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK, HEVESI, LAVINE, LENTOL,  MAGEE,  RAMOS,
  SEAWRIGHT,  SIMON,  THIELE,  WRIGHT  --  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 restricting the use
  of segregated confinement and  creating  alternative  therapeutic  and
  rehabilitative confinement options

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 2 of the correction law, as added
by chapter 1 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  23. "Segregated confinement" means the [disciplinary]  confinement  of
an  inmate  in [a special housing unit or in a separate keeplock housing
unit.  Special housing units and separate  keeplock  units  are  housing
units that consist of cells grouped so as to provide separation from the
general  population,  and may be used to house inmates confined pursuant
to the disciplinary procedures described in  regulations]  ANY  FORM  OF
CELL  CONFINEMENT  FOR  MORE  THAN SEVENTEEN HOURS A DAY OTHER THAN IN A
FACILITY-WIDE EMERGENCY OR FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  PROVIDING  MEDICAL  OR
MENTAL  HEALTH  TREATMENT.  CELL  CONFINEMENT THAT IS IMPLEMENTED DUE TO
MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SHALL BE WITHIN A  CLINICAL  AREA  IN

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

Co-Sponsors

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Multi-Sponsors

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A3080B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4784
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§137, 138, 2, 401, 401-a, 500-k & 45, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8588, S6466
2015-2016: A4401, S2659
2019-2020: A2500, S1623
2021-2022: A2277, S1757, S2836

A3080B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts the use of segregated confinement and creates alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options; limits the length of time a person may be in segregated confinement and excludes certain persons from being placed in segregated confinement.

A3080B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 3080--B

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. AUBRY, PERRY, ARROYO, BARRETT, STECK, RIVERA,
  GOTTFRIED, COOK, JAFFEE, DAVILA, LUPARDO,  SEPULVEDA,  MOSLEY,  ORTIZ,
  PEOPLES-STOKES,   SKARTADOS,   QUART,  WEPRIN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  LIFTON,
  ABINANTI, PRETLOW, BICHOTTE, BARRON, WALKER, BLAKE,  RODRIGUEZ,  FAHY,
  TITONE,  McDONALD,  CAHILL, HARRIS, JOYNER, JENNE, BENEDETTO, SOLAGES,
  RICHARDSON, PICHARDO, HYNDMAN,  STIRPE,  TITUS,  KIM,  SIMOTAS,  OTIS,
  MAYER,  JEAN-PIERRE, DICKENS, BRONSON, HUNTER, ROZIC, CARROLL, CRESPO,
  DE LA ROSA, DILAN, VANEL, D'URSO, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. CUSICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK, HEVESI, LAVINE, LENTOL,  MAGEE,  RAMOS,
  SEAWRIGHT,  SIMON,  THIELE,  WRIGHT  --  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  --  again  reported  from  said  committee with amendments,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to restricting  the  use
  of  segregated  confinement  and  creating alternative therapeutic and
  rehabilitative confinement options

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 2 of the correction law, as added
by chapter 1 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  23.  "Segregated  confinement" means the [disciplinary] confinement of
an inmate in [a special housing unit or in a separate  keeplock  housing
unit.    Special  housing  units and separate keeplock units are housing
units that consist of cells grouped so as to provide separation from the
general population, and may be used to house inmates  confined  pursuant
to  the  disciplinary  procedures  described in regulations] ANY FORM OF
CELL CONFINEMENT FOR MORE THAN SEVENTEEN HOURS A DAY  OTHER  THAN  IN  A
FACILITY-WIDE  EMERGENCY  OR  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF PROVIDING MEDICAL OR
MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. CELL CONFINEMENT THAT  IS  IMPLEMENTED  DUE  TO

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