What's happening
This bill requires a review of barriers to re-entry for formerly incarcerated individuals and recommendations for reform within one year.
Why it matters
Comprehensive Evaluation Across Key Areas. By mandating a review of barriers in housing, medical care, mental health, substance abuse treatment, employment, benefits, and childcare, this bill recognizes that successful re-entry depends on addressing multiple interconnected needs, not just criminal record issues.
Data-Driven, Multi-Agency Approach. The requirement for state and local agencies to share relevant information ensures that the review will be based on real-world data and input from both corrections and social services, increasing the likelihood of identifying practical and systemic obstacles to re-entry.
Potential for Substantive Policy Change. By requiring concrete recommendations—including new laws or regulations—this bill lays the groundwork for actionable reforms that could directly impact recidivism rates, public safety, and the long-term success of formerly incarcerated individuals.
Accountability and Timeliness. The one-year reporting deadline creates a sense of urgency for state agencies to not only study the issues but also to propose and potentially enact meaningful changes without prolonged delays.
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Review Reentry Barriers for Prisoners
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Sponsors
10 Co-sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.302
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.514
- Reported
- Reported referred to ways and means
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- Referred to correction
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Study Prisoner Re-Entry Barriers
In Senate Committee · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction · Sponsor David Carlucci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3974
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. SEPULVEDA, GOTTFRIED, BLAKE, BRONSON, CRESPO, RODRIGUEZ, RICHARDSON, MOSLEY, CAHILL, WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, HYNDMAN, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
AN ACT in relation to the examination of an incarcerated individual's re-entry planning; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The office of temporary and disability assistance and the department of corrections and community supervision shall examine, evaluate and make recommendations on any current sanctions or barriers to re-entry to the community after a sentence of incarceration that exist in statute, law, regulation, policy or practice of the state or local social services districts that have an impact on individuals prior to or after their release from incarceration. The topics examined by such office and department shall, include, but not be limited to any such sanctions or barriers to re-entry that may be found in the following areas:
(a) Housing;
(b) Medical;
(c) Mental health counseling;
(d) Substance abuse and addiction services;
(e) Employment;
(f) Benefits programs; and
(g) Childcare services.
§ 2. The office of temporary and disability assistance and the department of corrections and community supervision shall request and shall receive any available information from state and local agencies that are relevant and material to the study required by section one of this act.
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§ 3. Within twelve months of the effective date of this act, the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance and the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision shall submit a report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and minority leader of the assembly and the chairs of the relevant committees in both the senate and assembly, on such office's and such department's findings, conclusions and recommendations and shall submit therewith such legislative or regulatory proposals as deemed necessary to implement their recommendations.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed one year after it shall have become a law.
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