What's happening
This bill allows the St. Lawrence County jail to detain people arrested and awaiting arraignment for any local court in the county.
Why it matters
Increases flexibility and efficiency for law enforcement. By allowing the St. Lawrence County jail to detain people awaiting arraignment for any local court within the county, police from smaller towns without their own holding facilities can securely detain arrestees, potentially speeding up the arraignment process.
Standardizes pre-arraignment detention procedures. The bill ensures that anyone arrested anywhere in St. Lawrence County can be held in the county jail under the same legal authority as someone already committed by a judge, reducing confusion or legal ambiguity about where and how individuals can be held prior to arraignment.
Potentially improves safety and oversight. Centralizing pre-arraignment detention at the county jail may offer higher standards of supervision, medical care, and record-keeping compared to holding people in smaller, less-equipped local lockups or police stations.
May affect resource allocation and jail capacity. The change could increase the number of people held at the county jail at any given time, putting pressure on staffing and facilities, but it could also reduce the need for local courts and police to maintain their own short-term holding areas.
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Allow Jail For Pre-Arraignment
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History
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to correction
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1412
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Companion bill
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Jail Holds Pre-Arraignment Detainees
In Assembly Committee · Correction · Sponsor Mark Walczyk
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1209
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 11, 2019
Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to authorizing the St. Lawrence county jail to be used for detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any local court in the county of St. Lawrence
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 St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence.
§ 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 St. Lawrence all 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 St. Lawrence 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.
LBD05049-01-9
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Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to authorizing the St. Lawrence county jail to be used for detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any local court in the county of St. Lawrence
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to authorizing the St. Lawrence county jail to be used for detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any local court in the county of St. Lawrence
Purpose
The bill authorizes the Saint Lawrence county jail to also be used for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any local court in the county of Saint Lawrence.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 500-a of the correction law, adding new subdi- vision 2-s allowing the Saint Lawrence county jail to detain persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any local court in the county of Saint Lawrence.
Section 2 amends section 500-c of the correction law, adding new subdi- vision 25 to apply section 500-c equally to cases in Saint Lawrence County where a 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 allowing such person to be held in the Saint Lawrence county jail.
Section 3 provides the effective date.
Justification
At the request of Saint Lawrence County, this legislation would permit police agencies in the county to use of the Saint Lawrence county jail as a holding facility for prisoners awaiting arraignment. This would allow for the best use of county resources and staff allocations.
Legislative history
2018: S.9037A/A.11247.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
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.
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