Directs the department of corrections and community supervision to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities within New York state to provide data-driven insights and recommendations to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to prevent future tragedies.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5982
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 25, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Correction
AN ACT directing the department of corrections and community supervision
to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities
within New York state
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The department of corrections and community supervision
shall conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities
within New York state to provide data-driven insights and recommenda-
tions to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to prevent
future tragedies. Such study shall:
1. Determine the number and causes of deaths in New York state correc-
tional facilities over the past decade;
2. Assess the adequacy of the mental health and medical services with-
in correctional facilities;
3. Identify any patterns or trends in the data that may indicate
systemic issues or areas needing improvement;
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies and procedures in
preventing deaths in custody; and
5. Recommend measures to improve the health and safety of incarcerated
individuals.
§ 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the department
of corrections and community supervision shall issue a report of the
findings of the study to the governor, the temporary president of the
senate and the speaker of the assembly.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08401-01-5
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