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Senator · Senate District 54
History
- Referred to correction
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 35–23
- Ordered to third reading cal.1188
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to correction
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 38–22
Show 4 earlier actions
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.533
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Companion bill
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Requires the commissioner of correctional services to permanently terminate the conjugal visit program, commonly known as the family reunion program
In Assembly Committee · Correction · Sponsor Joseph Giglio
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3747 REVISED 03/04/11
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to the commissioner of the department of correction's power to permanently terminate the conjugal visit program, referred to as the family reunion program
Purpose
This legislation would eliminate conjugal visits in New York State correctional facilities by removing the power of the Commissioner of Corrections to regulate the Family Reunion Program.
Summary of provisions
§ 1 amends section 146 of the correction law.
Justification
In the 2010 New York State budget, then Governor Paterson proposed $800,000 for conjugal visit trailers at Five points Correctional Facility. The State of New York cannot reward its most hardened criminals - criminals who have committed violent and serious crimes - with conjugal visits.
During these difficult economic times, we must critically examine every taxpayer dollar that New York State spends in order to find areas for potential savings. The Family Reunion Program is a costly and unnecessary prisoner luxury that New York can no longer afford in this difficult budget year. There is surely a greater need for this funding elsewhere to maintain critical services for our families and seniors or to provide much needed property tax relief for homeowners.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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