Requires every police officer, peace officer and employee of a correctional facility to intervene in incidents of violence involving incarcerated individuals.
Summary
A06090 would add a new section to the Executive Law creating an affirmative duty for police officers, peace officers, and correctional facility employees to intervene when they witness violence involving an incarcerated individual and another officer or correctional employee. The bill directs those personnel to act in a way that is conducive to keeping the peace and preventing violence, injury, or death.
The measure also makes failure to intervene a class E felony. It would take effect immediately upon enactment and would apply to conduct in correctional facilities, as defined in the Correction Law, as well as to police officers and peace officers as defined in the Criminal Procedure Law.
Impact
The bill would expand state law by imposing a statutory duty to intervene in correctional settings and by creating a new felony offense for nonintervention. It would affect police officers, peace officers, and employees of correctional facilities, potentially changing training, supervision, and disciplinary practices within jails, prisons, and other correctional institutions. It would also add criminal liability for officers or staff who witness violence against incarcerated individuals and fail to act.
Sentiment
Based on the bill text and available context, the measure appears to be framed as a public-safety and accountability bill aimed at preventing violence against incarcerated people. There is no recorded committee debate or vote history in the provided materials, so no formal legislative sentiment can be measured from proceedings. The caption and structure suggest support for intervention obligations and stronger enforcement, but the absence of transcripts or votes means there is no documented opposition or endorsement in the supplied record.
Contention
The main point of contention likely concerns the scope and enforceability of the duty to intervene, especially the decision to make nonintervention a class E felony. Supporters would likely view the bill as a necessary safeguard against abuse and in-custody violence, while critics could argue that the criminal penalty is too severe, may be difficult to apply in fast-moving incidents, or could create uncertainty for correctional staff and officers about when and how they must intervene. Because no committee discussion or votes are provided, specific named objections or supporters are not available.
Same As
Requires every police officer, peace officer and employee of a correctional facility to intervene in incidents of violence involving incarcerated individuals.
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Requires Attorney General to establish model duty-to-intervene policy for law enforcement officers; requires entities that employ law enforcement officers to adopt duty-to-intervene policy.
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