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This bill authorizes the commissioner of corrections to transfer pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals to residential treatment facilities under specific conditions. The bill allows for the transfer of individuals who are pregnant or who have given birth within eight months of commitment to a correctional facility, with transfers permitted for up to one year postpartum. The purpose of these transfers is to enable participation in prenatal or postnatal care programming, promote parent-child bonding, and provide access to additional support services such as parenting skills training, employment assistance, vocational training, education programs, and mental health or chemical dependency treatment. The commissioner is required to develop policies and regulations for these transfers, ensuring public safety and following correctional best practices. Additionally, the bill mandates an annual report to the state senate and assembly detailing the number of incarcerated individuals transferred to residential treatment facilities and the duration of their transfers. The bill also updates existing correction law language to include these new transfer provisions, using gender-neutral terminology and explicitly adding pregnant and postpartum individuals as a category eligible for residential treatment facility transfers.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6463