assembly Bill A6058A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires mental health services for incarcerated individuals with mental health issues related to the trauma of incarceration

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 25, 2023 print number 6058a
May 25, 2023 amend (t) and recommit to correction
Mar 31, 2023 referred to correction

Co-Sponsors

A6058 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3103
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§71-a & 78, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10703, S8923

A6058 - Summary

Requires mental health services for incarcerated individuals with mental health issues related to the trauma of incarceration upon reentry and reintegration into society upon release.

A6058 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6058
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SOLAGES, L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law,  in  relation  to  requiring  mental
   health services for incarcerated individuals with post-traumatic pris-
   on disorder
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Post-traumatic prison disorder Shawanna W76337 act".
   §  2. Section 71-a of the correction law, as amended by chapter 322 of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   § 71-a. Transitional accountability plan.  1.  Upon  admission  of  an
 incarcerated individual committed to the custody of the department under
 an indeterminate or determinate sentence of imprisonment, the department
 shall  develop  a transitional accountability plan. Such plan shall be a
 comprehensive, dynamic and individualized case management plan based  on
 the  programming and treatment needs of the incarcerated individual. The
 purpose of such plan shall be  to  promote  the  rehabilitation  of  the
 incarcerated  individual and their successful and productive reentry and
 reintegration into society upon release. To that end, such plan shall be
 used to prioritize programming and treatment services for the  incarcer-
 ated  individual during incarceration and any period of community super-
 vision. The commissioner may consult with the office of  mental  health,
 the  office  of  [alcoholism and substance abuse] ADDICTION services AND
 SUPPORTS, the board of parole,  the  department  of  health,  and  other
 appropriate  agencies in the development of transitional case management
 plans.
   2. (A) MENTAL HEALTH REENTRY SERVICES SHALL BE INCLUDED IN  AN  INCAR-
 CERATED  INDIVIDUAL'S  TRANSITIONAL  ACCOUNTABILITY  PLAN.  SUCH  MENTAL
 HEALTH REENTRY SERVICES SHALL BEGIN THE FIRST WEEK UPON ADMISSION OF  AN
 INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUAL  TO  A  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY.   MENTAL HEALTH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02966-01-3

Co-Sponsors

A6058A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3103
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§71-a & 78, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10703, S8923

A6058A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires mental health services for incarcerated individuals with mental health issues related to the trauma of incarceration upon reentry and reintegration into society upon release.

A6058A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6058--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SOLAGES, L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred
   to the Committee 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 requiring mental
   health services for incarcerated individuals with mental health issues
   related to the trauma of incarceration
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 "Shawanna's law (W76337)".
   § 2. Section 71-a of the correction law, as amended by chapter 322  of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   §  71-a.  Transitional  accountability  plan.  1. Upon admission of an
 incarcerated individual committed to the custody of the department under
 an indeterminate or determinate sentence of imprisonment, the department
 shall develop a transitional accountability plan. Such plan shall  be  a
 comprehensive,  dynamic and individualized case management plan based on
 the programming and treatment needs of the incarcerated individual.  The
 purpose  of  such  plan  shall  be  to promote the rehabilitation of the
 incarcerated individual and their successful and productive reentry  and
 reintegration into society upon release. To that end, such plan shall be
 used  to prioritize programming and treatment services for the incarcer-
 ated individual during incarceration and any period of community  super-
 vision.  The  commissioner may consult with the office of mental health,
 the office of [alcoholism and substance abuse]  ADDICTION  services  AND
 SUPPORTS,  the  board  of  parole,  the  department of health, and other
 appropriate agencies in the development of transitional case  management
 plans.
   2. MENTAL HEALTH REENTRY SERVICES SHALL BE INCLUDED IN AN INCARCERATED
 INDIVIDUAL'S   TRANSITIONAL  ACCOUNTABILITY  PLAN.  SUCH  MENTAL  HEALTH
 REENTRY SERVICES SHALL BEGIN THE FIRST WEEK UPON ADMISSION OF AN  INCAR-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02966-05-3