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Senate Bill S8173

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Allows certain additional privileges to inmates when visitation is suspended for any reason

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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2019-S8173 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §138-b, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S4160
2023-2024: S8198
2025-2026: S4976

2019-S8173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows certain additional privileges to inmates when visitation is suspended for any reason.

2019-S8173 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8173
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, 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 allowing certain
   additional privileges to inmates when visitation is suspended for  any
   reason
 
   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. SUSPENSION OF VISITATION PRIVILEGES. 1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW, IN THE EVENT THAT THE VISITATION OF INMATES IS
 SUSPENDED DUE TO A DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY BY THE  GOVERNOR,
 A  LOCAL OFFICIAL OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON, EACH INMATE IN A CORRECTIONAL
 FACILITY SHALL BE ALLOWED AND SHALL RECEIVE, IN ADDITION  TO  ANY  OTHER
 PRIVILEGE:
   (A)  SEVEN  OR  MORE  FREE  STAMPS PER WEEK FOR USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 DIRECTIVE #4422, "INMATE CORRESPONDENCE PROGRAM";
   (B) TWO OR MORE FREE SECURE MESSAGES PER WEEK VIA  ELECTRONIC  TABLET;
 AND
   (C) TWO OR MORE FREE PHONE CALLS PER WEEK IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTIVE
 #4423, "INMATE TELEPHONE CALLS".
   2.  THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16003-01-0

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