Bill > A00180

This bill amends the New York State correction law by requiring the state Department of Corrections to provide free transportation for visitors to correctional facilities at least twice per month (bimonthly) from five major cities: New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, and Albany. The specific correctional facilities will be determined by the commissioner. The department must publish transportation information on its public website and make details available through a designated telephone number. Additionally, inmates will be informed about these transportation options when they first enter the corrections system and when they are transferred to a new facility. The bill is designed to make it easier and more affordable for families and friends to visit incarcerated individuals by providing regularly scheduled, no-cost transportation from key population centers. The provisions will take effect one year after the bill becomes law, giving the department time to implement the new transportation program.

Justice

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A180