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Feb 01, 2021 | referred to correction |
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Richard Gottfried
Harvey Epstein
Charles Lavine
Al Taylor
A4231 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4231 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 1, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, GOTTFRIED, EPSTEIN, LAVINE, TAYLOR, DE LA ROSA, D. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, HEVESI, FERNANDEZ, CARROLL, KIM, AUBRY, COOK, PERRY, O'DONNELL, BARRON, REYES, L. ROSENTHAL, PRETLOW, WALKER, SEAWRIGHT, QUART, FAHY, HUNTER, CRUZ, PICHARDO, ABINANTI, DICKENS, FRONTUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated persons on parole THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 259-i of the executive law, as amended by chapter 130 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: (A) Discretionary release on parole shall [not] be granted [merely as a reward for good conduct or efficient performance of duties while confined but after considering if there is a reasonable probability that, if such inmate is released, he will live and remain at liberty without violating the law, and that his release is not incompatible with the welfare of society and will not so deprecate the seriousness of his crime as to undermine respect for law] TO ANY INCARCERATED PERSON APPEARING BEFORE THE BOARD WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE ON PAROLE, UNLESS THE PAROLE CASE RECORD DEMONSTRATES THERE IS A CURRENT AND UNREASONABLE RISK THE PERSON WILL VIOLATE THE LAW IF RELEASED AND SUCH RISK CANNOT BE MITIGATED BY PAROLE SUPERVISION. In making the parole release decision, the procedures adopted pursuant to subdivision four of section two hundred fifty-nine-c of this article shall require that the following be considered: (i) the institutional record including program goals and accomplishments, academic achievements, vocational education, training or work assignments, therapy and interactions with staff and [inmates] INCARCERATED PERSONS; (ii) performance, if any, as a participant in a EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.