Assembly Bill A8478

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of correctional services to permanently terminate the conjugal visit program, commonly known as the family reunion program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A8478 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3747
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง146, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5413
2015-2016: S4301
2017-2018: S2574
2019-2020: S1344
2021-2022: S2575
2023-2024: S2938

2011-A8478 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to permanently terminate the conjugal visit program, commonly known as the family reunion program; further directs such commissioner to prohibit the establishment of any program designed to provide selected inmates and their families the opportunity to privately meet for an extended period of time.

2011-A8478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8478

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 17, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to the commissioner of
  the department of correction's  power  to  permanently  terminate  the
  conjugal visit program, referred to as the family reunion program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Section 146 of the correction law is amended by  adding  a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PERMANENTLY TERMINATE THE CONJUGAL VISIT
PROGRAM REFERRED TO AS THE FAMILY REUNION PROGRAM SET FORTH IN PART  TWO
HUNDRED  TWENTY  OF  TITLE  SEVEN  OF THE NEW YORK CODE, RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS.  SUCH COMMISSIONER SHALL FURTHER PROHIBIT THE ESTABLISHMENT  OF
ANY  PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SELECTED INMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET PRIVATELY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03652-02-1

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