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NY S02841
NY S02841Establishes a visiting program for incarcerated people, which gives incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
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Introduced
01/26/2021
01/26/2021
In Committee
05/31/2022
05/31/2022
Crossed Over
05/31/2022
05/31/2022
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 General Assembly
Bill Summary
Establishes a visiting program for incarcerated people, which gives incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a visiting program for incarcerated people, which gives them opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers, and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release. The program must include visiting hours that accommodate visitors from within the state, visits of at least one hour duration, and a published overcrowding policy to ensure equitable treatment of visitors. The bill also specifies that video conferencing may supplement, but not replace, in-person visits, and that no incarcerated person can be visited against their will.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (16)
Luis Sepúlveda (D)*,
Jamaal Bailey (D),
Alessandra Biaggi (D),
Jabari Brisport (D),
Samra Brouk (D),
Cordell Cleare (D),
Andrew Gounardes (D),
Brad Hoylman (D),
Robert Jackson (D),
Brian Kavanagh (D),
Zellnor Myrie (D),
Jessica Ramos (D),
Gustavo Rivera (D),
Julia Salazar (D),
James Sanders (D),
Diane Savino (D),
Last Action
referred to ways and means (on 05/31/2022)
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