Assembly Bill A9960

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of risk and needs principles in parole decisions

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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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2015-A9960 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง259-c, 259-e & 259-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1909
2019-2020: A5800
2021-2022: A4452
2023-2024: A4423

2015-A9960 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the use of risk and needs assessments in parole decisions.

2015-A9960 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9960

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 2, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL, AUBRY -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Correction

AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to the use of risk and
  needs principles in parole decisions

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of section 259-c of the executive law, as
amended by section 38-b of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  4. establish written procedures for its use in making parole decisions
as required by law. Such written procedures shall incorporate  risk  and
needs  principles  to  measure  the  rehabilitation of persons appearing
before the board,  the  likelihood  of  success  of  such  persons  upon
release,  and  [assist]  SHALL  BE USED BY members of the state board of
parole in determining which inmates may be  released  to  parole  super-
vision.  SUCH  PRINCIPLES  SHALL  PROVIDE THE BASIS UPON WHICH THE BOARD
SHALL DETERMINE IF THERE IS  A  REASONABLE  PROBABILITY  THAT,  IF  SUCH
INMATE  IS  RELEASED,  HE OR SHE WILL LIVE AND REMAIN AT LIBERTY WITHOUT
VIOLATING THE LAW. PROCEDURES WHICH INCORPORATE RISK AND  NEEDS  PRINCI-
PLES  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  SHALL  NOT  BE  LIMITED TO, A RISK AND NEEDS
ASSESSMENT PREPARED PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  TWELVE  OF  THE
CORRECTION  LAW  OR OTHER VALIDATED RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT AN INMATE IS LIKELY  TO
RE-OFFEND  UPON RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION.  SUCH RISK AND NEEDS ASSESS-
MENT SHALL COMPRISE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF THE INMATE'S RISK OF  RE-OF-
FENSE.  SHOULD  THE BOARD CHOOSE TO OVERRIDE SUCH RISK AND NEEDS ASSESS-
MENT IN DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT  AN  INMATE  WILL  LIVE  AND  REMAIN  AT
LIBERTY WITHOUT VIOLATING THE LAW, ITS DECISION MUST PROVIDE A DETAILED,
INDIVIDUALIZED AND NONCONCLUSORY STATEMENT AS TO ITS REASONS FOR DEPART-
ING  FROM  THE RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINDINGS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT
TO JUDICIAL REVIEW. SUCH OVERRIDE DECISION SHALL NOT BE BASED SOLELY  ON
INFORMATION  RELATING  TO  THE INSTANT OFFENSE AND/OR THE PRE-SENTENCING
REPORT FOR SUCH OFFENSE. PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF THIS SECTION,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14715-02-6
              

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