What's happening
This bill prohibits certain convicted individuals in state prisons from being unsupervised with civilians or wearing civilian clothing.
Why it matters
Targets individuals convicted of serious crimes. (including murder and certain sex offenses), limiting their privileges in state correctional facilities—this singles out specific high-risk groups for additional restrictions, potentially impacting their day-to-day life and rehabilitation prospects.
Aims to enhance safety for civilians. (such as prison staff, contractors, volunteers, and visitors) by ensuring these inmates cannot be left alone with non-custodial personnel, thereby reducing the risk of harm or intimidation.
Prohibits certain inmates from wearing civilian clothing. , making them more easily identifiable as incarcerated individuals during any interactions outside of standard prison environments (except for medical treatment), which may affect their privacy and could influence public perception and inmate morale.
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Limit Prisoner Privileges
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- Referred to correction
- Referred to correction
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Restrict Prisoner Privileges
In Senate Committee · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction · Sponsor James Tedisco
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8247
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 2, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to enacting the "prison privilege limitation act"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "prison privilege limitation act".
§ 2. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 625 to read as follows:
§ 625. Limitation of prison privileges for certain individuals. An individual in a state correctional facility, as defined by subdivision four of section two of this chapter, who has been convicted and is serving a sentence pursuant to section 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 130.30 and/or 130.35 of the penal law, except for the purposes of receiving medical treatment pursuant to section five hundred eight of this chapter, shall not be left in the company of civilians without supervision of a correction officer or law enforcement officer. In no case shall such individual be granted the privilege of wearing civilian clothing.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05619-01-7
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