Relates to the transfer of incarcerated individuals from a county jail to a state correctional institution when such county jail becomes unsafe for the confinement of incarcerated individuals due to extraordinary circumstances.
Impact
If enacted, A06136 will provide clear protocols for managing situations in which county jails are unfit for housing incarcerated individuals, which may enhance public safety and welfare. It intends to ensure that incarcerated individuals are confined in safe and secure environments and outlines how the Department of Corrections can operate under such extraordinary circumstances. The bill also stipulates that the state will manage the transfer process, thereby centralizing authority within the Department of Corrections in instances where county facilities are inadequate.
Summary
Bill A06136 seeks to amend the correction law of New York regarding the transfer of incarcerated individuals from county jails to state correctional institutions. The bill allows for such transfers when a county jail becomes unfit or unsafe for confinement due to extraordinary circumstances, including natural disasters or structural deficiencies. This measure empowers the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to temporarily utilize state correctional facilities for housing individuals from county jails for a maximum of thirty days. If the conditions at the county jail persist beyond this duration, the bill permits extensions for additional thirty-day periods, contingent upon further approval from the state commission of correction.
Contention
Discussion around the bill may raise concerns related to the adequacy and efficacy of state correctional facilities as alternatives to county jails. Stakeholders could debate whether this approach reduces local accountability for the care and management of incarcerated individuals or whether it is necessary for ensuring public safety. There is also potential contention regarding costs associated with the transfer process, as the bill allows for decisions on whether counties need to reimburse the state for costs of confinement, a point that could lead to discussions around budgeting and resource allocation in corrections.
Same As
Relates to the transfer of incarcerated individuals from a county jail to a state correctional institution when such county jail becomes unsafe for the confinement of incarcerated individuals due to extraordinary circumstances.
Relates to the transfer of incarcerated individuals from a county jail to a state correctional institution when such county jail becomes unsafe for the confinement of incarcerated individuals due to extraordinary circumstances.
Prohibits the department of corrections from placing incarcerated individuals in two-person cells in residential rehabilitation units unless such incarcerated individuals agree.
Prohibits the department of corrections from placing incarcerated individuals in two-person cells in residential rehabilitation units unless such incarcerated individuals agree.
Establishes a digital legal mail program for the delivery of privileged correspondences to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities; requires law offices sending legal mail via digital platforms to incarcerated individuals to register with the department of corrections.
Establishes a digital legal mail program for the delivery of privileged correspondences to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities; requires law offices sending legal mail via digital platforms to incarcerated individuals to register with the department of corrections.
Relates to required notification of an incarcerated individual's emergency contacts when such incarcerated individual experiences a serious medical event; provides that incarcerated individuals and their representatives shall have the right to access such incarcerated individual's medical records; provides requirements for access to such medical records; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to collect data on medical incidents and response times, and to publish an annual report detailing such data.
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.
Enacts "India's law" under which an incarcerated individual's next of kin shall be notified and allowed visitation by a local correctional facility when such individual is experiencing a serious medical event or demonstrating behavior that is likely to result in serious harm to themselves or others; and within twenty-four hours from such conditions, the acting medical director shall apply for the incarcerated individual's transfer to a medical facility.
Prohibits the use of restraints on and the use of force against incarcerated individuals during labor and incarcerated individuals who have experienced different pregnancy outcomes, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant and post-pregnancy persons during a custodial interrogation; provides for certain exceptions for restraints to be used and in such case limits the use to wrist restraints.
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