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Assembly Bill A781

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes rehabilitation programs within secure treatment facilities for persistent criminal offenders who have been convicted of ten or more violent criminal offenses

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2025-A781 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 §§11.01 - 11.09, Ment Hyg L; add §70.12, Pen L

2025-A781 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes rehabilitation programs within secure treatment facilities for persistent criminal offenders who have been convicted of ten or more violent criminal offenses; establishes eligibility criteria for rehabilitation programs, including requiring a hearing and finding by the court that demonstrates that the persistent criminal offender's criminal pattern and risk to public safety or themselves.

2025-A781 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    781
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PIROZZOLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and the penal law, in relation to
   establishing rehabilitation programs within secure  treatment  facili-
   ties  for persistent criminal offenders who have been convicted of ten
   or more violent criminal offenses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "REPEAT
 (recidivism eradication and persistent offender accountability) act".
   § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature finds  that  New
 York  State's criminal justice reforms, including bail reform laws, have
 created a crime emergency, particularly in the City of New  York.  These
 laws have limited judicial discretion, hindered law enforcement's abili-
 ty  to  protect our citizenry, undermined public safety, and facilitated
 repeat offenses by violent  felons.  Current  laws  fail  to  adequately
 address  the  danger  posed  by persistent violent criminal offenders or
 provide sufficient pathways for treatment and rehabilitation. The recent
 criminal case of Ramon Rivera which involved multiple stabbings  in  the
 City  of  New York highlights the urgent need for reform, as legislative
 gaps allowed a repeat violent offender to commit further crimes, despite
 prior convictions.
   This legislation aims to right these wrongs by ensuring treatment  for
 persistent  criminal  offenders  while promoting comprehensive rehabili-
 tation. The Legislature intends to strengthen public safety by  amending
 the  Penal  Law  to enhance sentencing provisions for persistent violent
 criminal offenders and by amending the Mental Hygiene Law  to  establish
 comprehensive  treatment  and  confinement  programs for such offenders,
 ensuring both their rehabilitation and societal protection.  The  REPEAT
 Act provides an opportunity for rehabilitation while prioritizing public
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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