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Assembly Bill A7854A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the publication of notice of the death of an incarcerated individual or any other individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision

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2023-A7854 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7607
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§17 & 511, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A1010, S5680

2023-A7854 - Summary

Requires the publication of notice within twenty-four hours of the death of an incarcerated individual or any other individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision by department press release by posting on the department's public website.

2023-A7854 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7854
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to notifying  the  press
   and  public  of  the  death of an incarcerated individual or any other
   individual occurring in an institution operated by the  department  of
   corrections and community supervision

   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 17 to
 read as follows:
   § 17. NOTICE OF DEATH IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS OF THE DEATH OF AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL
 OCCURRING  IN  AN INSTITUTION OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL NOTIFY THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC OF SUCH DEATH BY DEPARTMENT  PRESS
 RELEASE AND BY POSTING ON THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC WEBSITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11798-01-3

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2023-A7854A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7607
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§17 & 511, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A1010, S5680

2023-A7854A - Summary

Requires the publication of notice within twenty-four hours of the death of an incarcerated individual or any other individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision by department press release by posting on the department's public website.

2023-A7854A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7854--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to notifying the press
   and public of the death of an incarcerated  individual  or  any  other
   individual  occurring  in the custody of the department of corrections
   and community supervision
 
   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 17 to
 read as follows:
   §  17. NOTICE OF DEATH IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.  WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS OF THE DEATH OF AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL
 OCCURRING IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  NOTIFY
 THE  PRESS  AND THE PUBLIC OF SUCH DEATH BY DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE AND
 BY POSTING ON THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC WEBSITE.
   § 2. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 511 to read
 as follows:
   § 511. NOTICE OF DEATH IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS OF THE DEATH OF AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL
 UNDER  THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT, THE SHERIFF OF THE
 COUNTY, OR IN COUNTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 CORRECTION OF SUCH CITY, OR IN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER THE COMMISSION-
 ER OF CORRECTION OF SUCH COUNTY SHALL NOTIFY THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC OF
 SUCH  DEATH  BY  PRESS  RELEASE  AND BY POSTING ON THE LOCALITY'S PUBLIC
 WEBSITE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11798-03-3

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2023-A7854B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7607
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§17 & 511, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A1010, S5680

2023-A7854B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the publication of notice within twenty-four hours of the death of an incarcerated individual or any other individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision by department press release by posting on the department's public website.

2023-A7854B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7854--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. EPSTEIN, MAMDANI, SHIMSKY, LEVENBERG -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. WOERNER -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- 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  the  publication  of
   notice  of  the death of an incarcerated individual or any other indi-
   vidual occurring in the custody of the department of  corrections  and
   community supervision
 
   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 17 to
 read as follows:
   § 17. NOTICE OF DEATH IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS OF THE DEATH OF AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL
 IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE OF
 SUCH DEATH ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   § 2. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 511 to read
 as follows:
   §  511. NOTICE OF DEATH IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS OF THE DEATH OF AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL
 IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT,  THE  SHERIFF  OF  THE
 COUNTY,  OR  IN COUNTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK THE COMMISSIONER OF
 CORRECTION OF SUCH CITY, OR IN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER THE COMMISSION-
 ER OF CORRECTION OF SUCH COUNTY SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE OF  SUCH  DEATH  ON
 THE LOCALITY'S WEBSITE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11798-04-4

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