What's happening
This bill authorizes the Cayuga County jail to detain individuals under arrest awaiting arraignment in any court within Cayuga County.
Why it matters
Centralizes pre-arraignment detention. By allowing the Cayuga County jail to detain anyone arrested and awaiting arraignment in any court within the county, the bill could streamline law enforcement operations and reduce the need to transport detainees between various local holding facilities.
Standardizes detainee rights and procedures. The amendment ensures that individuals held pre-arraignment are covered by the same legal protections and detention standards as those who have been formally committed to the sheriff's custody, potentially reducing legal ambiguity and risk of inconsistent treatment.
Could impact local resources and efficiency. Concentrating detainees in the county jail may place new demands on jail staffing and capacity, but could also improve efficiency by allowing centralized processing, oversight, and possibly faster arraignment scheduling for those arrested anywhere in the county.
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History
- Referred to correction
- Print number 6350a
- Amend (t) and recommit to correction
- Referred to correction
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Let Jail Hold Arrestees Pre-Arraignment
In Senate Committee · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction · Sponsor Pamela Helming
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6350--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 6, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. FINCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to authorizing the Cayuga county jail to also be used for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in the county of Cayuga
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 500-a of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-t to read as follows:
2-t. The Cayuga county jail may also be used for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in the county of Cayuga.
§ 2. Section 500-c of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 26 to read as follows:
26. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the county of Cayuga, all of the provisions of this section shall equally apply in any case where the sheriff is holding a person under arrest for arraignment prior to commitment, as if such person had been judicially committed to the custody of the sheriff and such person may be held in the Cayuga county jail.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to section 500-c of the correction law made by section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08217-02-9
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