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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROZIC, O'DONNELL, BARRETT, MAYER, CLARK, GOTT-
  FRIED, JAFFEE, LUPARDO, MOSLEY,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  ROBERTS,  ROSENTHAL,
  SCARBOROUGH,  SEPULVEDA, TITONE, WRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. ARROYO, BRAUNSTEIN, CAMARA, GLICK, MARKEY -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the  correction  law,  in  relation  to  the  segregated
  confinement of pregnant inmates

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 6 of  section  137  of
the  correction  law,  as  amended  by chapter 1 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
  Except as provided in paragraphs (d)  [and],  (e),  AND  (G)  of  this
subdivision,  the superintendent of a correctional facility may keep any
inmate confined in  a  cell  or  room,  apart  from  the  accommodations
provided  for inmates who are participating in programs of the facility,
for such period as may be necessary for maintenance of order  or  disci-
pline, but in any such case the following conditions shall be observed:
  S  2. Subdivision 6 of section 137 of the correction law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
  (G) SEGREGATED CONFINEMENT IS PROHIBITED FOR PREGNANT INMATES, INMATES
WHO HAVE GIVEN BIRTH WITHIN THE PAST  EIGHT  WEEKS  AND  INMATE  MOTHERS
LIVING WITH INFANTS IN PRISON NURSERY PROGRAMS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01724-02-5