Bill Text: NY A00505 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Enacts the "prison privilege limitation act".
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to correction [A00505 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A00505-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 505 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JONES, COLTON, WOERNER, BLANKENBUSH, FRIEND -- 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 Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "prison 2 privilege limitation act". 3 § 2. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 626 to read 4 as follows: 5 § 626. Limitation of prison privileges for certain individuals. An 6 individual in a state correctional facility, as defined by subdivision 7 four of section two of this chapter, who has been convicted and is serv- 8 ing a sentence pursuant to section 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 130.30 and/or 9 130.35 of the penal law, except for the purposes of receiving medical 10 treatment pursuant to section five hundred eight of this chapter, shall 11 not be left in the company of civilians without supervision of a 12 correction officer or law enforcement officer. In no case shall such 13 individual be granted the privilege of wearing civilian clothing. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04403-01-1
